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title: "$Tesla(TSLA.US)Elon Musk arrived in North America at 17 with $2000, a backpack & a suitcase full"
description: "$Tesla(TSLA.US)Elon Musk arrived in North America at 17 with $2000, a backpack & a suitcase full of books. Paid his own way thru college. Dropped out of Stanford Eng/Phys grad school w $110k in co"
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published_at: "2025-05-13T11:12:20.000Z"
author: "[SuperTesla](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/16656211)"
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# $Tesla(TSLA.US)Elon Musk arrived in North America at 17 with $2000, a backpack & a suitcase full

$Tesla(TSLA.US)Elon Musk arrived in North America at 17 with $2000, a backpack & a suitcase full of books. Paid his own way thru college. Dropped out of Stanford Eng/Phys grad school w $110k in college debt.

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