Elon Musk
- What surprised you the most?
- I was most surprised about the fact that Elon Musk made most of his money through Paypal.
- What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?
- I admire Elon Musk's ambition. He always wants to develop the new best products. Take SpaceX for an example, the first privately funded group to launch a spaceship, and aspires to put the first men on Mars.
- What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?
- There was nothing that I did not admire about Elon Musk and his ambitious entrepreneurial skills.
- Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?
- Elon Musk grew up in a life that was filled with adversity. He was bullied as a kid and faced many problems with his entrepreneurial endeavors. A lot of problems Musk had was because of his drive for perfection, and he expected that out of a lot of his workers as well. In order to adapt, changes had to be made. Musk just recently stepped down as the chairman of Tesla and is weighing his options for the future.
2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited?
- I think one of the biggest competencies Elon Musk exhibits is his tenacity. He is someone who does not give up, like any great entrepreneur.
3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.
- I do not think any of this reading was confusing, some parts were less interesting than others which made it hard to follow, but I would not say any of it was confusing.
4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?
- The two questions I would ask Elon Musk would be: 1) How do you want your legacy to be remembered and 2) What do you hope your kids do with their careers?
5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?
- I think Elon Musk's opinion of hard work is perfection. He is a perfectionist and perfect is the only thing he accepts. I do not share this same opinion, I think hard work is determined by effort not perfection.
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteElon Musk is such an incredible and intelligent man. I was also amazed by his achievements and success, mostly shocked that he made most of his money through Paypal as well. This is because when you think of Elon Musk you think of Tesla or him sending rockets into space. Elon Musk is a motivated entrepreneur that will stop at nothing to achieve success and perfection.
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteI also did not know that Elon made most of his money off of Pay Pal until I read your post. I knew he was affiliated with it, but that was the extent of my knowledge. I share the sentiment of hard work equating to effort and not perfection. Being a perfectionist like Musk comes with its own set of pitfalls that can be dangerous to an entrepreneur.
Hey Max,
ReplyDeleteI liked a lot how you mentioned Elon Musk's tenacity. A lot of this class uses previous and future assignments to help build upon lessons further. A tenacious mindset is one of the most beneficial things an entrepreneur can have, and as we can tell, Elon Musk proves this by his incredible success. I also liked a lot how you mentioned Elon's idea of perfection, and that you weren't afraid to say that you have a different idea of hard work.