Elon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview

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Why leaders watch it

A founder describes how he picked ventures and what motivates him, with advice for entrepreneurs.

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.

Takeaways

• Work on important problems
• Persist through setbacks
• Start with strong engineering

Topics: Founder & CEO stories, Startups & entrepreneurship

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