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Elon Musk

01/10/17

@ Y Combinator

With Tesla, I thought the odds of the company succeeding were extremely low, but I still pursued it.

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Elon Musk On Fear

@ Y Combinator

01/10/17

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Mira Murati

09/25/23

@ a16z

I pursued my interests in math and sciences relentlessly, eventually studying mechanical engineering and working in aerospace before joining Tesla.

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Peter Singlehurst

03/19/25

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

I think the most obvious investment I made was in Tesla in 2013, as they had already proven their product's demand and capability.

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Elon Musk

01/10/17

@ Y Combinator

Accepting the probabilities can diminish fear; I thought the odds of success with SpaceX were less than 10%, but I accepted that risk.

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Elon Musk

01/10/17

@ Y Combinator

Even if I might lose everything with SpaceX, I believed we could still make progress and that another company could continue the work if we failed.

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Elon Musk

09/16/16

@ Y Combinator

Accepting the probabilities of success can help diminish fear. When I started SpaceX, I thought the odds of success were less than 10%, but I accepted that risk.

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Elon Musk

01/10/17

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company can seem insane if the goal is to achieve the best risk-adjusted return, but that wasn't my objective when I founded SpaceX.

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Mira Murati

09/25/23

@ a16z

At Tesla, I became very interested in AI applications, particularly in autopilot technology, which led me to explore AI's potential in different domains.

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Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

The consequences of success in AI are so significant that even a low probability of success makes it worth pursuing.

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Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

Investing in OpenAI in 2018 felt simple because I had a strong belief in AI, despite the investment being unconventional and lacking a clear business plan.