How to Take Over the World

An update on my cancer situation. A big thank you to all of you, and especially to David Senra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00 Why Musk Matters 05:30 Trauma and Persistence 10:00 Edison Parallels 16:00 Skipping Stanford 29:18 Coup and Aftermath 33:56 Mars Mission Awakening 55:45 2008 Crisis And Thiel 01:05:23 Tesla Founding Master Plan 01:12:19 Mission Driven Leadership 01:22:14 Model S Changes EVs 01:23:28 SpaceX Reusability Breakthrough 01:26:22 Camera Only Self Driving Debate 01:29:02 OpenAI and AI Risk 01:37:01 Starlink to Fund Mars 01:40:28 Model 3 Production Hell 01:52:10 Musk Management Algorithm 02:06:53 Cybertruck Goes Weird 02:08:46 Starship and Mars Vision 02:17:48 Hardcore Mode Surges 02:35:22 Final Reflections ----- Source:⁠ Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson ----- Sponsors:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The Classical Society⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠David Senra Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Zodl (The new Zashi wallet)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Speechify⁠ ----- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being pushed out of Apple, Steve Jobs built NeXT and nearly destroyed it. This episode explores how those years of failure taught him discipline, compromise, and leadership, preparing him for his historic return to Apple. 00:00 Steve Jobs on Strengths & Weaknesses 03:11 Founding NeXT 12:14 Building the NeXT Team and Culture 20:58 The Cube: Launch and Failure 22:58 Government Deals and Missed Opportunities 25:56 Steve's Personal Life and Marriage 28:20 NeXT's Near-Bankruptcy and Turnaround 34:22 Becoming a Software Company 38:55 Apple Buys NeXT 43:43 Lessons on Leadership and Trade-offs ----- Source:⁠ Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain ----- Sponsors:⁠ The Classical Society⁠⁠ David Senra Podcast⁠⁠ Zodl (The new Zashi wallet)⁠⁠ Speechify ----- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My diagnosis and prognosis What this means for How to Take Over the World A few thoughts on death Links: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ben-fight-cancer-support-his-treatment http://takeoverpod.supercast.com/ My email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we discuss lessons learned from Miyamoto Musashi, his life as a traveling Samurai, his work as an artist, and his famous work "The Book of Five Rings." To subscribe, go to ⁠https://takeoverpod.supercast.com⁠ or you can subscribe in-app on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices