Elon Musk
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So for Starbase, that was particularly difficult.
Yes.
Since the odds of, you know, finding a non-SpaceX job.
Pretty low, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's quite difficult.
I mean, it's like a technology monastery sort of thing.
You know, remotes and mostly dudes.
It's not much of an improvement over SF.
I don't think of it as a sparring partner.
I mean, if somebody gets things done, I love them.
And if they don't, I hate them.
So it's pretty straightforward.
It's not like some idiosyncratic thing.
If somebody executes well, I'm a huge fan.
And if they don't, I'm not.
But it's not about mapping to my idiosyncratic preferences.
I'll certainly try not to have it be mapping to my idiosyncratic preferences.
So yeah.
But generally, I think it's a good idea to hire for talent and drive and trustworthiness.