Elon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview
What it is
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 Hacker News recommends it
Shared as an early long-form Musk interview, notably for his answer about what motivates him.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2011, last 2012
What HN commenters said
“His answer on motivation was striking to me”
Musk's striking answer on motivation
6ren, 2012-05 · Recommendation · in “Space Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship”
“A couple more Musk videos for those who might have missed them when they first came out”
Another Musk video worth catching
MikeCapone, 2012-08 · Recommendation · in “Elon Musk Wins 2012 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Leadership Award”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: elon musk, spacex, tesla, startups, motivation
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