In 2002, Elon Musk sold PayPal to eBay and walked away with about $180 million.
For most people, that would mean comfort for life.
For him, it meant phase one completed.
Instead of locking in safety, he chose uncertainty.
Instead of retirement, he chose reinvention.
That same money went into ideas others called impossible —
electric cars, private rockets, and building systems for the future.
The PayPal deal wasn’t the finish line.
It was leverage.
Big money doesn’t always mean you stop.
Sometimes it means you’re finally ready to think bigger..
$180 million wasn’t the destination.
It was the foundation for what later became Tesla and SpaceX.
When Elon Musk made $180M in 2002, he didn’t retire — he reinvested.
What would YOU do?
A) Secure the bag & live easy
B) Reinvest into a bigger vision
C) Diversify & reduce risk
D) Go all-in on one belief