On Elon
Gad Saad: what your reaction to Elon says about you
Evolutionary psychologist Gad Saad argues that whether Elon Musk's success inspires you or fills you with resentment reveals a great deal about your own psychology — envy versus aspiration.
Naval Ravikant's favorite Elon Musk story
Naval Ravikant tells the Elon Musk story he likes best — an illustration of Musk's willingness to throw out sunk costs and start over from first principles when the situation demands it.
Peter Thiel on Elon Musk and risk-taking
Peter Thiel, Elon Musk's old PayPal partner, reflects on Musk's appetite for risk — the contrarian, high-stakes bets on rockets and electric cars that most investors thought were doomed.
Walter Isaacson on the volatile Elon Musk
Biographer Walter Isaacson, who shadowed Elon Musk for two years, describes the volatility, the childhood scars and the « demon mode » that he says drive both Musk's breakthroughs and his blow-ups.
Marc Andreessen on what makes Elon Musk special
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen breaks down the rare combination he sees in Elon Musk — engineer, designer and risk-taker in one person — and why it lets him run several hard companies at once.
Andrej Karpathy on how Elon Musk runs his companies
Tesla's former AI director describes Elon Musk's management style from the inside: small teams of strong engineers, a hatred of bureaucracy, fast iteration and a permanent sense of urgency.
Jordan Peterson on meeting Elon Musk
Jordan Peterson reflects on what struck him after meeting Elon Musk — a mind that jumps fluidly between the deepest engineering detail and the largest questions about humanity's future.
Bill Gates: you wouldn't confuse Elon Musk with Steve Jobs
Bill Gates compares Elon Musk to Steve Jobs and draws a sharp distinction: Musk, he says, is a hands-on engineer and manufacturer rather than the design-and-marketing showman Jobs was.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Elon Musk's Mars plan
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gives his skeptical take on Elon Musk's plan to reach Mars, questioning whether a private individual can really fund the dangerous, expensive frontier of space.
Joe Rogan: Elon Musk is a super genius
Joe Rogan marvels at how Elon Musk's mind works — the relentless drive, the sheer number of hard problems he takes on at once, and why Rogan calls him a genuine super genius.