One reader asked
how Musk is able to learn so quickly.
When I ask Lyndon about how he and Musk compare as CEOs, he returns to that «brick wall» metaphor about
how Musk can often break through the impossible.
In this excerpt from Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, the story of
how Musk made his way from South Africa to Canada and then the U.S., leaving lumber mills and frat parties in his wake.
The filing, made with the Federal Communications Commission late last month, is the first public glimpse into
how Musk will move ahead with the project.
When you learn his story, though, you see
how Musk has been focused on the same vision since he was a teenager, and he's been consciously leveling up for decades.
To understand
how Musk's vision came together in a critical way this year, let's start with Tesla.
Even if he might not agree with
how Musk plans to execute, he admires the motivations.
Not exact matches
When asked
how long the construction of a building using the bricks would take,
Musk replied that «two people could build the outer walls of a small house in a day or so.»
Musk's five - minute scheduling trick did teach me something new about productivity: It made me realize
how often I stop whatever I'm doing to read or reply to new emails.
Musk is knowledgeable about many disciplines, and many people wonder
how is he able to educate himself so effectively.
Then I saw
how Elon
Musk invested his time and money into SpaceX, Tesla, and PayPal (all human - driven companies that change the world).
Essentially, he sees Elon
Musk as a lottery ticket: «While we're trying to figure out
how to get an Uber to Lincoln Center, he's trying to figure out
how to get a rocket to space,» Palihapitiya said.
Tech billionaire Elon
Musk has said that he learned
how to build rockets by reading books.
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In a panel discussion in Silicon Valley Saturday, however,
Musk took a more measured tone on AI, encouraging members of the audience to think about
how to prevent it from progressing along a potentially apocalyptic path.
Critics say
Musk's targets for vehicle production are unrealistic and that investors underestimate
how much additional equity Tesla may be forced to sell to keep the company going until it becomes regularly profitable.
Musk is CEO of both, and one day after the triumphant liftoff at the Kennedy Space Center's old Apollo pad, he was on a conference call with Wall Street analysts to explain
how Tesla managed to lose the most money in its history in 2017.
So whilst the closed door discussions will be about
how to keep the status quo regardless of the rapidly increasing power costs and breakdown of service that is now being experienced around the country, the open conversations being had by the people are excited discussions about the future because we trust the likes of Elon
Musk and Mike Cannon - Brookes to get the job done more than we trust big power and Government to come to any kind of meaningful and affordable long term solution.
You can only imagine what the aliens will think when they figure out
how to listen to that, then a bit later find Starman and
Musk's car.
It's doubtful that a $ 4 million payout will compel
Musk to change much about
how he runs his businesses.
Elon
Musk released plans for his Hyperloop high - speed transit system on Monday, following days of speculation on what it was and
how it would work.
In a press call Friday, Tesla CEO Elon
Musk talked mostly about
how the company is tweaking the existing Model S vehicle to go faster and further.
«I hope the Tesla fans know
how to swim, because without the answers to the tough questions, it looks like
Musk is leading them straight into the water.»
Check out these nine slides to see
how business mavens, such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon
Musk, Sheryl Sandberg and more, parent their kids while running their empires.
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Musk acknowledges that the kind of person he is after — someone who has a start - up mindset but understands
how to build hundreds of thousands of automobiles — may not exist, which could force him into the CEO role — something he says he has no interest in doing.
It too is a classic, and it helps show
how long
Musk has been gaming.
Musk first showed a visualization of
how the tunnel system could work in an April TED Talk.
It also sums up just
how much
Musk has managed to accomplish in the past 15 years, and why he is now the most admired leader in technology.
Two of the world's best known billionaires, Elon
Musk and Warren Buffett, have made major bets on the future of energy, and
how generating power, and transportation will evolve over the coming years.
When Elon
Musk was asked
how he learned to build rockets, he said, «Simple.
But the most remarkable part was not the size of his ideas — it was
how effectively
Musk managed to sell the world on them.
Elon
Musk's car company has lessons for entrepreneurs about
how to approach business during difficult times.
Specifically, investors will want more transparency from
Musk about problems with production, including specifics on
how they will be solved.
With
Musk, I've been consistently impressed with
how much the language of science, technology, and rational inquiry is woven into his conversation, often at a granular level.
How does Elon
Musk, leader of some of the world's most long - shot ventures, deal with risk?
SEATTLE, Feb 2 - Elon
Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, has said little about
how he plans to turn his prototype electric truck into reality.
A look at
how Elon
Musk and other famous entrepreneurs are kickstarting America's fledgling spaceflight and space exploration industries.
It all started with a tweet to
Musk, who had initially posted a video montage of SpaceX's previous failed efforts entitled «
How Not to Land a Orbital Rocket Booster.»
On Friday night,
Musk tackled a single customer tweet that quickly spun into a miniature masterclass on
how to conduct customer service.
Yet during a Q&A at the Tesla shareholder meeting Tuesday,
Musk took a question, submitted on Twitter, about
how he relaxes after work.
Yes,
Musk's choice of words was poor, but his brain is too busy thinking about Hyperloops and colonizing Mars to worry about
how our puny human brains might misinterpret him, okay?
Einstein wanted to find a simple harmonious truth about
how the universe works and
Musk wants to save our species by weaning us off of fossil fuels and establishing a colony on Mars,» she says.
Wall Street analysts, most of whom know the traditional auto industry quite well and are experts on
how cars have been manufactured since the 1980s, will dutifully ask
Musk various technical questions about factory operations and engineering challenges and robots and stuff.
Considering
how well Tesla has fared since, it's clear why
Musk labels that decision the best investment he's ever made.
In «Quirky,» Schilling analyzes the lives of Einstein,
Musk and Jobs, among others, to determine
how they each made history - altering discoveries.
When he got the computer,
Musk learned
how to use the computer in three days without sleeping.
The NTSB rebuked Tesla for revealing information about the crash; Tesla CEO Elon
Musk and the agency's chairman, Robert Sumwalt, then came to terms about
how the investigation would move forward after a weekend call; but then a few days later Tesla exited from a «party agreement» with the NTSB, ending its formal partnership in the investigation while pledging to provide ongoing technical guidance.
They're killing me,»
Musk said after an analyst asked what percentage of Tesla 3 reservation holders have started to configure options for their cars, an indicator of
how much profit Tesla will be able to wring from the vehicles.
Musk himself said that it's unlikely regulators will be ready for driverless cars to hit the roads in 2018, so we'll have to wait to see
how that plays out.