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Elon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview

Elon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview

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2 HN recommenders · discussed 2011–2012
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About this video

A roughly 40-minute Mahalo mentor interview with Elon Musk, covering his background from Zip2 and PayPal to SpaceX, Tesla and SolarCity, along with advice for entrepreneurs.

Why it appears in the archive

Shared as an early long-form Musk interview, notably for his answer about what motivates him.

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From the Hacker News discussion

6ren · 2012-05 · rec

It's pretty amazing that the (possibly) most accomplished human did a reddit AMA: [LINK] His answer on motivation was striking to me: [VIDEO] My drive to get it done is somewhat disconnected from hope, enthusiasm or anything else. I just... I... I actually don't care about hope or enthusiasm... motivation. I just give it all I've got irrespective of what the circumstances may be. [...] Yeah... You just keep going and get it done.

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MikeCapone · 2012-08 · rec

A couple more Musk videos for those who might have missed them when they first came out: Bloomberg profile that gives a good overview of his companies: [LINK] Reddit AMA: [VIDEO]

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Empact · 2011-10 · reference

In his reddit IAMA he says the plan has always been for the 3rd-generation (post-S) car to be a high-volume, low-price car. Based on the time between the Roadster and S releases, it will probably be a few years before they get around to that. [VIDEO]

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