Kimbal Musk
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And now I'd created this macro that you could not just do it, you could tweak it and say, oh, I want this area of the world or this area of, or this month or that month compared to that month, all the normal things you could do with a spreadsheet. And the software was on a floppy disk. And I was like, here's the software and just put it into your computer. All right, now open one, two, three.
And now I'd created this macro that you could not just do it, you could tweak it and say, oh, I want this area of the world or this area of, or this month or that month compared to that month, all the normal things you could do with a spreadsheet. And the software was on a floppy disk. And I was like, here's the software and just put it into your computer. All right, now open one, two, three.
And now I'd created this macro that you could not just do it, you could tweak it and say, oh, I want this area of the world or this area of, or this month or that month compared to that month, all the normal things you could do with a spreadsheet. And the software was on a floppy disk. And I was like, here's the software and just put it into your computer. All right, now open one, two, three.
And it just pops up with a little box that type in your dates and the whole little thing like that. And what I was astounded by was Not so much that it was a magic trick. It was the lack of appreciation for innovation. They just looked at it. They were like, oh, that's nice.
And it just pops up with a little box that type in your dates and the whole little thing like that. And what I was astounded by was Not so much that it was a magic trick. It was the lack of appreciation for innovation. They just looked at it. They were like, oh, that's nice.
And it just pops up with a little box that type in your dates and the whole little thing like that. And what I was astounded by was Not so much that it was a magic trick. It was the lack of appreciation for innovation. They just looked at it. They were like, oh, that's nice.
And I was like, we're going to have someone spend hundreds of hours doing something, and now it's something you can do in a minute.
And I was like, we're going to have someone spend hundreds of hours doing something, and now it's something you can do in a minute.
And I was like, we're going to have someone spend hundreds of hours doing something, and now it's something you can do in a minute.
Yeah, if that doesn't move your needle, what the heck? And so I was really disappointed with the banking world. But anyway, that was also fun. Such a good example, though.
Yeah, if that doesn't move your needle, what the heck? And so I was really disappointed with the banking world. But anyway, that was also fun. Such a good example, though.
Yeah, if that doesn't move your needle, what the heck? And so I was really disappointed with the banking world. But anyway, that was also fun. Such a good example, though.
But then I got back to business school, and I โ I canceled all of my business classes I possibly could. I was actually in business school, so I couldn't cancel them all. All finance courses, I'm done with that industry. I'm not going back. So the vulnerable part for me was my whole family is full of entrepreneurs. And there was this franchise to do house painting.
But then I got back to business school, and I โ I canceled all of my business classes I possibly could. I was actually in business school, so I couldn't cancel them all. All finance courses, I'm done with that industry. I'm not going back. So the vulnerable part for me was my whole family is full of entrepreneurs. And there was this franchise to do house painting.
But then I got back to business school, and I โ I canceled all of my business classes I possibly could. I was actually in business school, so I couldn't cancel them all. All finance courses, I'm done with that industry. I'm not going back. So the vulnerable part for me was my whole family is full of entrepreneurs. And there was this franchise to do house painting.
And I genuinely was afraid that I wouldn't be good at it. And I was like, wow, I really am afraid of failure. It's very easy to avoid entrepreneurship. But if your whole family is entrepreneurs and you go in and you aren't good, I was really afraid.
And I genuinely was afraid that I wouldn't be good at it. And I was like, wow, I really am afraid of failure. It's very easy to avoid entrepreneurship. But if your whole family is entrepreneurs and you go in and you aren't good, I was really afraid.
And I genuinely was afraid that I wouldn't be good at it. And I was like, wow, I really am afraid of failure. It's very easy to avoid entrepreneurship. But if your whole family is entrepreneurs and you go in and you aren't good, I was really afraid.
Yes. And it's โ our family are wonderful and everything, but they โ But pretty much everyone's an entrepreneur. And, and of course not everyone is perfect and everyone's doing it successfully all the time. But when you're, when you're young and you want to prove yourself, it really was putting my heart on my sleeve. I started the, the, the business in this part of Toronto and,
Yes. And it's โ our family are wonderful and everything, but they โ But pretty much everyone's an entrepreneur. And, and of course not everyone is perfect and everyone's doing it successfully all the time. But when you're, when you're young and you want to prove yourself, it really was putting my heart on my sleeve. I started the, the, the business in this part of Toronto and,