Most people know Elon Musk as a groundbreaking innovator of the twenty-first century. Musk, a modern-day Tony Stark, is the man behind space travel, electric cars, and mobile payments. He is the founder, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX, the CEO of Tesla, the founder of The Boring Company, and a cofounder of Neuralink and Open AI. This account details Musk's early years in South Africa, his academic career, his early attempts into innovation, and the establishment of his first company on his path to being the wealthy founder he is today. It also depicts Musk's turbulent personal life, which only serves to heighten public interest in the self-made billionaire with a nearly $200 billion net worth.