Season 6 of 20 · 1999–2002

The Bank of Light

X.com becomes PayPal. He is pushed out, then the sale funds the sky.

A merger of egos, fraud fought with math, a wedding under pressure, and a humiliating ouster. On the far side of the fortune he prices rockets and walks out of a contemptuous meeting determined to build them.

Place

Silicon Valley

The work

PayPal

Pressure

His own board, then the cost of launches

• X.com
• PayPal

18 episodes available · 30:00

1. 01X.comHe founds a financial startup with a name like a signature.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
2. 02The Other WizardPeter Thiel's camp enters as allies who are also rivals.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
3. 03The MergeTwo companies, one wallet, too many egos. A treaty.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
4. 04Wedding in a WarHe and Justine marry in the middle of a fight with chance. A choice under pressure, not a fairy tale.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
5. 05Growth Like a FireUsers, fraud, servers. He loves the slope and underestimates the smoke.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
6. 06The Board AgainHistory rhymes. They want a different chief.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
7. 07OustedHe is pushed out of the chair of his own bank. The humiliation is quiet and total.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
8. 08The Parking LotKimbal finds him. They do not pretend it fails to hurt.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
9. 09eBay's ShadowThe auction empire needs payments. Destiny knocks in a suit.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
10. 10Shares, Not the TitlePower without the chair. He learns leverage.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
11. 11Fraud as a MonsterThey fight thieves with math, not speeches.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
12. 12Justine WritesShe sees the myth starting and refuses to be only its editor.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
13. 13The SaleThe bank is sold. Another fortune. Another empty chair.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
14. 14What the Money Is ForHe does not buy a personality. He buys the right to attempt an industry.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
15. 15Rocket NotebookWhile lawyers talk, he prices launches on a spreadsheet and gets angry at the number.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
16. 16Farewell GlassAllies toast. It feels like a graduation they did not attend.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
17. 17SolventMaye tells him fame dissolves people, and he nods as if nodding were a plan.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra
18. 18The Room in MoscowA failed attempt to buy old rockets ends in contempt and a decision on the flight home: he will build them.Available · 30:00 · Bloopers extra

Cast: Elon Musk, Mim, Peter Thiel, Justine Musk, Kimbal Musk, Maye Musk