How Elon Musk Beat A Domainer To Buy X.com

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Elon Musk had the opportunity to buy X.com for $10,000 but hesitated. He didn't have the money readily available and reaching out to people for help seemed impractical. After 24 hours of contemplation, Elon decided to go all in and offered the programmer $10,000 for the domain. However, the programmer informed Elon that he had already sold the domain to someone else, Elon Musk. Undeterred, Elon asked for the new owner's contact information and reached out to him, offering a 20% gain if he sold the domain back. The response from Elon Musk was a simple 'no', ending any possibility of acquiring X.com.

A fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can probably one-up you. Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity to buy x.com for $10,000, only to have Elon Musk beat him to it. On today’s show, Jeremy tells the story and […]

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