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Zip2 Corp. was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. The company was founded in Palo Alto, California as Global Link Information Network, Inc. on November 9, 1995, [4] by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk.
Jun 22, 2024 · Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided a searchable business directory that could be described as an Internet version of the yellow pages telephone directory with maps included. Musk conceived the idea of making it possible.
Apr 27, 2022 · 1995: Zip2. Along with his brother, Musk founded Zip2, an online business directory, as an online alternative to the standard paper yellow pages. (Google would not launch until 1998.)
Jun 19, 2018 · Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal founded Zip2, a web software startup that created online city guides for newspapers, in 1995. They lived in their small office, showered at the YMCA and worked hard to sell the company to Compaq in 1999.
Apr 24, 2022 · Zip2 focused on selling software packages to newspapers—including the New York Times—and big businesses, giving them a quick and easy way to get online. As the company grew, Musk wanted to make Zip2 into a consumer product, not just one for newspapers and big companies.
Apr 5, 2022 · The fascinating story behind Zip2, the first company launched by Elon and Kimbal Musk. Check out Joe's full conversation with Kimbal Musk: https://www.youtub...
Apr 3, 2020 · Zip2 was a business directory search engine that Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk created in 1995. They faced skepticism and rejection from the Yellow Pages industry, but eventually partnered with major media companies and sold the company for $300 million.
