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If you’re co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do. If you don’t do your chores, the company won’t succeed. No task is too menial.

Elon Musk

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.
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Commitment Failure Mentality
I read books and talked to people. I mean that’s kind of how one learns anything. There’s lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.
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Book Reading
The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.
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Establishment Inspirational Occurance Possible Probable Step
What is simple in one arena is often profound in another.
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Arena Profound Simplicity
Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you’re doing is as valuable as gold.
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Business Constant Criticism Gold Seek Value
When people really understand it’s do or die . If we work hard and pull through, it’s going to be a great outcome; people will give it everything they’ve got.
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Die Outcome People Understand Work Hard
People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.
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Enjoyment Goals Important Morning People Work
There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.
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Optimism Risk Tremendous Try
I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.
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Business Company Creation Done Entrepreneur Sake
I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.
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Entrepreneur Happen Hustle Inspirational
Life is too short for long-term grudges.
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Forgiveness Grudge Let Go Life One Liner
If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it’s always expensive.
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Expensive Laptop Money Phone Product Technology
I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
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Die Humour ImpAction Mars
I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right. I’m not going to ask other people to invest in something if I’m not prepared to do so myself.
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Business Company Entrepreneur Investment Money Myself People
You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.
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Business Happen Miserable Motivational Pretty Yourself
I always like going South; somehow, it feels like going downhill.
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Feeling Going Travel

If you’re co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do. If you don’t do your chores, the company won’t succeed. No task is too menial.

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