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I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.

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If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

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SpaceX is only 12 years old now. Between now and 2040, the company's lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement in technology, as oppos...more

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I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driving' sounds like it's going to do something you don't want it to do. '...more

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I could go and buy one of the islands in theBahamas and turn it into my personal fiefdom, but I am much more interested in trying to build andcreate a...more

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I would like to fly in space. Absolutely. That would be cool. I used to just do personally risky things, but now I've got kids and responsibilities, s...more

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If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. Pe...more

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Biofuels such as ethanol require enormous amounts of cropland and end up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness, neither of which is good.

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Tesla is becoming a real car company.

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Government isn't that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you've got to...more