Elon Musk – Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008More notes from the Inc. 5000 Conference. This young, 30-something, Bay Area entrepreneur is outrageously talented and currently running 3 mind-blowing companies. Insane.
Paypal, Zip2, (SOLD THEM)
Tesla, SpaceX, Solar City (NOW RUNNING)
Tesla Roadster- faster than a Ferrari, more energy efficient than a Prius, 3.9 seconds (0-60 mph), $4 for going 250 miles, Price: $109,000
Elon in press is called nano-manager:
• Re-design and re-modeled doors, headlights
• Delorian failed because it was a bad-performing car
• Orders – 1,200 deposits
Charge agent:
Example that Tesla sets for the entire industry (Chevy Volt happened because of that)
Solar City- as big as 5 competitors combined in California
SpaceX- lead designer on space rocket-3 tries- keeps improving. First two paid for by DARPA, third paid for by Air Force.
