Elon Musk : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
Why leaders watch it
A CEO answers which problems are worth working on and how to approach hard ventures, useful for founders weighing ambition.
A 20-minute Y Combinator interview in which Sam Altman asks Elon Musk how to build the future. Topics include which problems a 22-year-old should work on, such as AI, genetics, and brain interfaces, and general advice for founders.
Takeaways
- Work on problems that matter
- Rely on first-principles reasoning
- Be prepared for hard grinding work
Topics: Founder & CEO stories, Startups & entrepreneurship
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