Elon Musk's Vision: Building the Future of Space and Technology ๐
Discover how Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is shaping the future with innovative projects like Mars colonization and sustainable energy. Tune in to learn his inspiring journey and groundbreaking ideas.

Y Combinator
2.1M views โข Sep 15, 2016

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Elon is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Originally a cofounder of Paypal, Elon Musk founded SpaceX to enable the colonization of Mars.
Access podcast and transcript versions of this interview here: https://www.ycombinator.com/future/elon/
Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:22 If you were 22 today, what would the five problems that you would think about working on? ๐ก
00:01:01 - AI ๐ค
00:01:50 - Genetics ๐งฌ
00:02:16 - High bandwidth interface to the brain ๐ง
00:02:55 Common questions - I want to be the next Elon Musk, how do I do that?
00:03:08 What did you do when you were younger that set you up to have a big impact?
00:05:00 Do you think people that want to be useful today should get PhDs? ๐
00:05:10 How should someone figure out how they can be most useful?
00:05:49 SpaceX decision ๐ - Estimating the probability of success of this very crazy idea at the time
00:08:16 Making a decision when everyone tells you this is a crazy idea? Where do you get the internal strength? ๐ช
00:08:57 - Just feel it and let the importance of it drive you to do it anyway
00:09:43 What are the odds of the Mars colony are at this point? When can we go to Mars? โโ
00:11:13 What does the positive future for AI looks like and how can we get there? ๐ค๐ฎ
00:13:23 - Humans are so slow ๐
00:15:02 How do you think OpenAI is going as a six-month-old company? โ๏ธ
00:16:03 How do you spend your days now? What do you allocate most of your time to? ๐
00:16:30 What do you do when you are at SpaceX or Tesla? ๐ค
00:16:56 Elon spends most of his time with engineering team ๐ฒ
00:18:18 About Tesla Gigafactory and speed of the production line ๐ญ
Access podcast and transcript versions of this interview here: https://www.ycombinator.com/future/elon/
Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:22 If you were 22 today, what would the five problems that you would think about working on? ๐ก
00:01:01 - AI ๐ค
00:01:50 - Genetics ๐งฌ
00:02:16 - High bandwidth interface to the brain ๐ง
00:02:55 Common questions - I want to be the next Elon Musk, how do I do that?
00:03:08 What did you do when you were younger that set you up to have a big impact?
00:05:00 Do you think people that want to be useful today should get PhDs? ๐
00:05:10 How should someone figure out how they can be most useful?
00:05:49 SpaceX decision ๐ - Estimating the probability of success of this very crazy idea at the time
00:08:16 Making a decision when everyone tells you this is a crazy idea? Where do you get the internal strength? ๐ช
00:08:57 - Just feel it and let the importance of it drive you to do it anyway
00:09:43 What are the odds of the Mars colony are at this point? When can we go to Mars? โโ
00:11:13 What does the positive future for AI looks like and how can we get there? ๐ค๐ฎ
00:13:23 - Humans are so slow ๐
00:15:02 How do you think OpenAI is going as a six-month-old company? โ๏ธ
00:16:03 How do you spend your days now? What do you allocate most of your time to? ๐
00:16:30 What do you do when you are at SpaceX or Tesla? ๐ค
00:16:56 Elon spends most of his time with engineering team ๐ฒ
00:18:18 About Tesla Gigafactory and speed of the production line ๐ญ
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