Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Muskis a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, engineer and inventor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 June 1971
CityPretoria, South Africa
CountryUnited States of America
continues trying
I'm trying to construct a world that maximises the probability that SpaceX continues its mission without me.
risk trying covering
There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.
inspirational cake trying
If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
inspirational trying important
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.
inspirational trying email
I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.
trying probability
What I'm trying to do is to maximise the probability of the future being better.
vacation views trying
I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view.
dna errors trying
Trying to read our DNA is like trying to understand software code - with only 90% of the code riddled with errors. It's very difficult in that case to understand and predict what that software code is going to do.
thinking people trying
Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.
moving mean trying
I always had an existential crisis, trying to figure out ‘what does it all mean?’ I came to the conclusion that if we can advance the knowledge of the world, if we can expand the scope and scale of consciousness, then, we’re better able to ask the right questions and become more enlightened. That’s the only way to move forward.
differences space trying
What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.
below best engine looking looks might percent prefer
The way it's looking right now, our engine might be one percent below our specifications, but still be the best engine ever done. We prefer not to...but it looks like we may be one percent low.
rumours
The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.
earned five million revenue took
Our earned revenue will be $35 million after a little more than two years of operation. By comparison, the X-Prize was a one-off of $10 million, and it took Burt something like five years to do it.