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“A pattern was set: try new ideas and be willing to blow things up.”
― Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk

“Go as close to the source as possible for information,’ ” Riley says. The line workers said they thought the tank walls could get as thin as 4.8 millimeters.”
― Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk

“Musk became increasingly frustrated with the company’s practices, especially the way it relied on an aggressive sales force that was compensated by commissions. “Their sales tactics became like those schemes that go door to door selling you boxes of knives or something crappy like that,” Musk says. His instincts had always been just the opposite. He never put much effort into sales and marketing, and instead believed that if you made a great product, the sales would follow.”
― Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk

“Musk has a rule about responsibility: every part, every process, and every specification needs to have a name attached. He can be quick to personalize blame when something goes wrong.”
― Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk