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I imagine that Elon Musk might have been in a similar position in the past, maybe more than once.
by fuzzfactor 8y ago
I imagine that Elon Musk might have been in a similar position in the past, maybe more than once.
- jacquesm 8y agoIf a plan has 'but it worked for Elon Musk' as one of the important underpinnings that will almost certainly work against you. (Unless, of course, if you're Elon Musk.)
- karimdag 8y agoHow so ?
- aaavl2821 8y agoFor one, he invested tens of millions of his personal assets into his companies, so having tens of millions to put into a startup is one prerequisite
- sah2ed 8y agoSo, step 0 would be having real-world experience building a viable business, which Musk gained from Zip2 and PayPal.
- jacquesm 8y agoThe whole reason his name is mentioned here is because is somewhat exceptional.
- sah2ed 8y agoNot necessarily. Tesla was originally founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003 before Musk joined as chairman and major shareholder in 2004. Musk became CEO out of necessity since he was already CEO of SpaceX. Being like Musk is not the norm. In fact, he has publicly admitted in an interview he did with Bill Gates about China, that combining two CEO roles makes for a terrible work-life balance -- he wouldn't wish it on anyone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.#Roadster_and_private_funding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.#Roadster_and_priva...