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Honestly, this is by far the best explanation of Musk's success I've seen. Target calcified industries where great talent is under utilized.

gwillen 14y ago
Could he target healthcare next? :-\ Seriously -- it's not glamorous but it could really use an innovator. (Then again, who would have said an electric car could be glamorous?)
- Nevaeh 14y ago
  Very unlikely according to what Elon said in an interview: Source: http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/200901/elon-musk-paypal-solar-power-electric-cars-space-travel http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/200901/elon-musk-... ---------------------------------------------------- Elon: "It's important enough to be on the scale of life itself, and therefore goes beyond the parochial concerns of humanity," Musk says of our interplanetary destiny. "We're all focused on our little things that are of concern to humanity itself. People think of curing AIDS or cancer as being very important, and they are—within the context of humanity. But curing all forms of cancer would improve the average life span by only two to three years. That's it." "In other words, while eradicating disease is a worthy pursuit, and would extend the lives of individual human beings, my life's work is extending the life span of life itself." ---------------------------------------------------- Elon did talk about some projects he would like to do if he had the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FESP1h7IZM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FESP1h7IZM 1. VTOL supersonic electric jet: fast, quiet, low-cost to operate (what he jokingly referred to in Iron Man 2, IIRC) 2. Prefabricated metal sections for creating a double-decker/box highway, that could be dropped in place like a lego system with minimal disruption to traffic. 3. Fusion problem, magnetically-confined fusion, gets easier as you scale it up.
  - snowwindwaves 14y ago
    People of all ages get cancer, including children.
    - Nevaeh 14y ago
      Yes.. it was interesting to hear that coming from someone who has 5 kids: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkm45fjlie/elon-musk-10/#gallerycontent http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkm45fjlie/elon-musk-10/#gall...

gwillen 14y ago

Could he target healthcare next? :-\ Seriously -- it's not glamorous but it could really use an innovator. (Then again, who would have said an electric car could be glamorous?)

Nevaeh 14y ago
Very unlikely according to what Elon said in an interview: Source: http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/200901/elon-musk-paypal-solar-power-electric-cars-space-travel http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/200901/elon-musk-... ---------------------------------------------------- Elon: "It's important enough to be on the scale of life itself, and therefore goes beyond the parochial concerns of humanity," Musk says of our interplanetary destiny. "We're all focused on our little things that are of concern to humanity itself. People think of curing AIDS or cancer as being very important, and they are—within the context of humanity. But curing all forms of cancer would improve the average life span by only two to three years. That's it." "In other words, while eradicating disease is a worthy pursuit, and would extend the lives of individual human beings, my life's work is extending the life span of life itself." ---------------------------------------------------- Elon did talk about some projects he would like to do if he had the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FESP1h7IZM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FESP1h7IZM 1. VTOL supersonic electric jet: fast, quiet, low-cost to operate (what he jokingly referred to in Iron Man 2, IIRC) 2. Prefabricated metal sections for creating a double-decker/box highway, that could be dropped in place like a lego system with minimal disruption to traffic. 3. Fusion problem, magnetically-confined fusion, gets easier as you scale it up.
- snowwindwaves 14y ago
  People of all ages get cancer, including children.
  - Nevaeh 14y ago
    Yes.. it was interesting to hear that coming from someone who has 5 kids: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkm45fjlie/elon-musk-10/#gallerycontent http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkm45fjlie/elon-musk-10/#gall...