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Kevin Rose interviews Elon Musk [video]

95 points by beniaminmincu 13y ago

dandrews 13y ago
From September 2012. Links to https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=L-s_3b5fRd8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=...
kiba 13y ago
For those who needs transcript for the video: http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/foundation-20-elon-musk-2012-09-07 http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/foundation-20-elon-musk-2... Also, don't forget to check out the rest of the site for more Elon Musk transcripts.
- braindead_in 13y ago
  Thanks. Just posted on Twitter asking about the transcript. We'd have gladly done this for free.
vidyesh 13y ago
There is a lot more going in at Foundation http://www.googleventures.com/foundation http://www.googleventures.com/foundation
- jakerocheleau 13y ago
  Great link thank you for sharing.
undershirt 13y ago
I've heard him say this in multiple interviews, so here it is for posterity. He shares these principles: 1. Seek out negative feedback. Ask your friends NOT to tell you what they like about your product, but rather what they don't like. Underweight positive feedback, and overweight the negative. 2. Reason from first principles rather than by analogy. It's easier to compare a situation or a problem to something similar to it and be satisfied by the analogy. It's much harder to actually think and reason about it logically as you would a physics problem.
- mailshanx 13y ago
  Have an upvote for sharing this!:). I've watched several of Musk's interviews, and he does share these principles. It has also struck a chord with me.
- davej 13y ago
  The second principle is something that Larry Page said at the Google IO keynote earlier in the week too. He was making reference to the fact that from a purely physical perspective, the raw material cost of a smartphone is about $0.50 - $1.
  - wavesounds 13y ago
    I saw this and I think he got it from Elon actually (just replace smartphone with rocket), I've heard Elon mentions these things a lot in interviews.
- jonahx 13y ago
  Point 1. is easy enough to act on, but point 2 is less clear. I'd love it if you could summarize a couple examples of it in practice.
  - presty 13y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle
tagabek 13y ago
This particular interview is actually quite old (not that it isn't still incredibly fascinating). The Foundation series has been going on for a long while, and Kevin has created 30 interviews with outstanding people. If you have some time to spare, each interview is worth a watch: http://foundation.bz/ http://foundation.bz/
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bluepanda_ 13y ago
"I wasn't sure if that meant starting a company of if that meant working for a company that makes cool stuff," so I did both and started a company that makes cool stuff. Nbd, guys.
briholt 13y ago
I have to point out they're weirdly wearing matching clothes.

95 points by beniaminmincu 13y ago

From September 2012. Links to https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=L-s_3b5fRd8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=...

kiba 13y ago

For those who needs transcript for the video: http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/foundation-20-elon-musk-2012-09-07 http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/foundation-20-elon-musk-2... Also, don't forget to check out the rest of the site for more Elon Musk transcripts.

braindead_in 13y ago
Thanks. Just posted on Twitter asking about the transcript. We'd have gladly done this for free.

vidyesh 13y ago

There is a lot more going in at Foundation http://www.googleventures.com/foundation http://www.googleventures.com/foundation

jakerocheleau 13y ago
Great link thank you for sharing.

undershirt 13y ago

I've heard him say this in multiple interviews, so here it is for posterity. He shares these principles: 1. Seek out negative feedback. Ask your friends NOT to tell you what they like about your product, but rather what they don't like. Underweight positive feedback, and overweight the negative. 2. Reason from first principles rather than by analogy. It's easier to compare a situation or a problem to something similar to it and be satisfied by the analogy. It's much harder to actually think and reason about it logically as you would a physics problem.

mailshanx 13y ago
Have an upvote for sharing this!:). I've watched several of Musk's interviews, and he does share these principles. It has also struck a chord with me.
davej 13y ago
The second principle is something that Larry Page said at the Google IO keynote earlier in the week too. He was making reference to the fact that from a purely physical perspective, the raw material cost of a smartphone is about $0.50 - $1.
- wavesounds 13y ago
  I saw this and I think he got it from Elon actually (just replace smartphone with rocket), I've heard Elon mentions these things a lot in interviews.
jonahx 13y ago
Point 1. is easy enough to act on, but point 2 is less clear. I'd love it if you could summarize a couple examples of it in practice.
- presty 13y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle

tagabek 13y ago

This particular interview is actually quite old (not that it isn't still incredibly fascinating). The Foundation series has been going on for a long while, and Kevin has created 30 interviews with outstanding people. If you have some time to spare, each interview is worth a watch: http://foundation.bz/ http://foundation.bz/

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bluepanda_ 13y ago

"I wasn't sure if that meant starting a company of if that meant working for a company that makes cool stuff," so I did both and started a company that makes cool stuff. Nbd, guys.

briholt 13y ago

I have to point out they're weirdly wearing matching clothes.