How Elon Musk Became the World’s First Trillionaire

The seven traits that made Elon Musk a trillionaire. Treat yourself to a Henson Shaving razor https://bit.ly/2YN8q6a and get a FREE 100-pack of blades with promo code: NEWSTHINK

Chapters:
00:00 The World’s First Trillionaire
0:28 Trait #1: Obsessive Learning
0:53 First Principles Thinking
1:45 Trait #2: Extreme Risk Tolerance
2:13 2008: Near Collapse
3:13 Trait #3: Attracting Exceptional Talent
4:28 Trait #4: Enduring Extreme Intensity
5:18 Trait #5: Adapting When Reality Changes
6:20 Trait #6: Mission Over Wealth
7:31 Trait #7: Recognizing Opportunity
8:12 Engineering Incredible Razors

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I highly recommend Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future by Ashlee Vance https://a.co/d/05MdiGaz (not affiliated)

Elon Musk's biography by Walter Isaacson: https://a.co/d/0azpw2PS (not affiliated)

Sources:

Tesla factory in Fremont: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Elon Musk deep in thought: OnInnovation CC by ND-2.0 via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/oninnovation/4334979070

Elon Musk address at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: https://www.pantheonsorbonne.frReaction Research Society: https://rrs.org/Tom Mueller interview at the University of Idaho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ola8nKa3unI

Elon Musk and Franz von Holzhausen at SpaceX headquarters: Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsElon Musk interview with Vator News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtaxU6DZvLs&t=1s courtesy of vatornews.tv

U.S. EV sales growth: https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/q1-2026-ev-sales-report-commentary/

Elon Musk CNN interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9mczdODqzoSam Altman interview in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule