Reid Hoffman

No human being on the planet, including Elon, is going to do that within Elon's lifetime, right? But I'm going to go all in. I'm going to work really hard. I'm going to be technologically sophisticated. I'm going to work against the odds, right, in order to make that work. That's a possibility. You know, Anil, very professional, understands the workplace mark.

No human being on the planet, including Elon, is going to do that within Elon's lifetime, right? But I'm going to go all in. I'm going to work really hard. I'm going to be technologically sophisticated. I'm going to work against the odds, right, in order to make that work. That's a possibility. You know, Anil, very professional, understands the workplace mark.

Elon, like, I think I was like the second person he pitched SpaceX to. And his pitch, though, to my defense was, I'm going to send a turtle to Mars. And I'm like, that's not a business. And you're competing with national governments and like Russian subsidized rocket programs and so forth. This is not a good – I was wrong. He was right. But it's not a good equity, you know, kind of play. Yeah.

Elon, like, I think I was like the second person he pitched SpaceX to. And his pitch, though, to my defense was, I'm going to send a turtle to Mars. And I'm like, that's not a business. And you're competing with national governments and like Russian subsidized rocket programs and so forth. This is not a good – I was wrong. He was right. But it's not a good equity, you know, kind of play. Yeah.

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So it was an idea. And I'm going to send a turtle to Mars. And then it became, I'm going to send a gelatinous cube with plant seeds in it to Mars because they'll grow. I'll be the first person who will send life to Mars. And you're like, well, okay. Right. What did you think genuinely when he said that to you? I thought he'd gone off his rocker.

So it was an idea. And I'm going to send a turtle to Mars. And then it became, I'm going to send a gelatinous cube with plant seeds in it to Mars because they'll grow. I'll be the first person who will send life to Mars. And you're like, well, okay. Right. What did you think genuinely when he said that to you? I thought he'd gone off his rocker.

No, no. I've always thought of him as one of the world's great entrepreneurs. Always? Yeah. Yeah, all the way back to PayPal days. Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, look, he has done repetitively amazing things. Now, he pitches everything with the same level of certainty. Like, I have this idea for online banking. I have this idea for boring tunnels under cities.

No, no. I've always thought of him as one of the world's great entrepreneurs. Always? Yeah. Yeah, all the way back to PayPal days. Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, look, he has done repetitively amazing things. Now, he pitches everything with the same level of certainty. Like, I have this idea for online banking. I have this idea for boring tunnels under cities.

I have this idea for creating a pneumatic tube for Hyperloop. All of them, he has the same level of, I am 1,000% right that this is guaranteed to be part of the future. And I may be the unique person to make it happen. So you have to have some discernment. But his on-base batting is pretty good. For such major ideas. But it's not 100%.

I have this idea for creating a pneumatic tube for Hyperloop. All of them, he has the same level of, I am 1,000% right that this is guaranteed to be part of the future. And I may be the unique person to make it happen. So you have to have some discernment. But his on-base batting is pretty good. For such major ideas. But it's not 100%.

Um... He hires well. Matter of fact, you can't be a great entrepreneur and not ultimately hire well. I think some people are better hirers. Some people also have – like are the kind of people that people would work for forever. Elon tends to burn people out a lot. Like there's lots of – burnt out people in his wake.

Um... He hires well. Matter of fact, you can't be a great entrepreneur and not ultimately hire well. I think some people are better hirers. Some people also have – like are the kind of people that people would work for forever. Elon tends to burn people out a lot. Like there's lots of – burnt out people in his wake.

And when you go and talk to those people, what you hear is some people say, that was the best work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. And other people say, that was the worst work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. So they're all, I never want to work for him again, right?

And when you go and talk to those people, what you hear is some people say, that was the best work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. And other people say, that was the worst work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. So they're all, I never want to work for him again, right?

So, you know, as kind of a dynamic, because he basically looks at them as disposable parts and, you know, go as hard as you can, right? And then afterwards, you're out. Don't care. Because he goes so hard. Yeah, he goes hard. But he also thinks your only relevance to me is can you help me with my mission?

So, you know, as kind of a dynamic, because he basically looks at them as disposable parts and, you know, go as hard as you can, right? And then afterwards, you're out. Don't care. Because he goes so hard. Yeah, he goes hard. But he also thinks your only relevance to me is can you help me with my mission?

And after you're done, after you can no longer help me with my mission, you're not relevant to me anymore. What do you think of that approach? That's not my approach, right? LinkedIn mirrors my approach.

And after you're done, after you can no longer help me with my mission, you're not relevant to me anymore. What do you think of that approach? That's not my approach, right? LinkedIn mirrors my approach.