Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think
- Elon Musk saw that you could make money on the internet back in 1995, when most people didn’t.
- He explains that he’s not interested in money as much as in starting companies.
- Musk likes to pursue new ideas like a “new game”.
How did Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind such game-changing tech ventures as SpaceX, Tesla Motors, The Boring Company, and Neuralink, achieve so much? A telling 1999 interview, taken when he recently became a multi-millionaire, provides a fascinating insight into his thinking and motivation.
The interview starts with Musk waiting to get the new million-dollar McLaren F1 that he just bought, as his then-fiancé Justine Wilson excitedly waits by his side.
Musk explains that the path to his success lies in how he perceived back in 1995 that there’s money to be made online despite the fact that “most people thought the Internet was gonna be a fad.” But the South African entrepreneur saw the future differently, selling his first computer program at the age of 12.
While younger, the 1999 Musk has noticeably less hair, as he shares that even having business foresight, his success didn’t come overnight. It was just 3…
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