Kimbal Musk
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We use these things 10 times a day now. It was amazing. We were the first two humans to see it on the internet. This stuff didn't even exist to the world. The Navtech was building it for Hertz Neverloss, which would come out a few years later. This was not something that people knew existed. This was something we discovered that it existed.
We use these things 10 times a day now. It was amazing. We were the first two humans to see it on the internet. This stuff didn't even exist to the world. The Navtech was building it for Hertz Neverloss, which would come out a few years later. This was not something that people knew existed. This was something we discovered that it existed.
And we're like, well, let's put it on the internet and share it with the world.
And we're like, well, let's put it on the internet and share it with the world.
And we're like, well, let's put it on the internet and share it with the world.
It was amazing. It was like, what?
It was amazing. It was like, what?
It was amazing. It was like, what?
I don't think people understand that. Before this moment, you could not be told your directions. You just could not. Like today, we live in this world where we're told our directions all the time. Before this moment, you could not be told your directions. And all of a sudden, you could. It wasn't like a little thing.
I don't think people understand that. Before this moment, you could not be told your directions. You just could not. Like today, we live in this world where we're told our directions all the time. Before this moment, you could not be told your directions. And all of a sudden, you could. It wasn't like a little thing.
I don't think people understand that. Before this moment, you could not be told your directions. You just could not. Like today, we live in this world where we're told our directions all the time. Before this moment, you could not be told your directions. And all of a sudden, you could. It wasn't like a little thing.
Holy shit, this is going to be used by everyone all the time forever.
Holy shit, this is going to be used by everyone all the time forever.
Holy shit, this is going to be used by everyone all the time forever.
I would say it was a success, but it was also a very hard company to build. And I mean it because the internet in those days was a boom time. We were being funded, but you couldn't make any money. And so it was actually really hard. The constant outside criticism that we aren't for real, this is not going to survive, this is not going to, and it started to feel that way.
I would say it was a success, but it was also a very hard company to build. And I mean it because the internet in those days was a boom time. We were being funded, but you couldn't make any money. And so it was actually really hard. The constant outside criticism that we aren't for real, this is not going to survive, this is not going to, and it started to feel that way.
I would say it was a success, but it was also a very hard company to build. And I mean it because the internet in those days was a boom time. We were being funded, but you couldn't make any money. And so it was actually really hard. The constant outside criticism that we aren't for real, this is not going to survive, this is not going to, and it started to feel that way.
We're like, wow, man, this is, we are doing something that is great that people are using, and we were top 100 website users. Most of our work was through folks like the New York Times, so we were even much busier than that. But there was just no money in it. Even today, go to Google Maps, there's no money in it.
We're like, wow, man, this is, we are doing something that is great that people are using, and we were top 100 website users. Most of our work was through folks like the New York Times, so we were even much busier than that. But there was just no money in it. Even today, go to Google Maps, there's no money in it.
We're like, wow, man, this is, we are doing something that is great that people are using, and we were top 100 website users. Most of our work was through folks like the New York Times, so we were even much busier than that. But there was just no money in it. Even today, go to Google Maps, there's no money in it.