I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
ELON MUSKFear is a hard thing to deal with. I feel it quite strongly. If I think something is important enough, I’ll make myself do it in spite of fear. But it can really sap the will. I hate fear, I wish I had it less.
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Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
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My opinion is it’s a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars.
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You want to do things you’re passionate about but also are useful to other people.
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I don’t think it’s a good idea to plan to sell a company.
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It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done.
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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.
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A company is a group of people organized to create a product or service, and that product or service is only as good as the people in the company.
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Don’t be afraid of new arenas.
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Many things are improbable, only a few are impossible.
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Weighing too much on someone’s talent and not someone’s personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.
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Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.
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The only reason I was able to accomplish things is the great people willing to work with me.
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Government isn’t that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you’ve got to have commercial companies do it.
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We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.
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Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.
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