When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” - Elon Musk.
Resume of Elon Musk's failures.
A thread.
1995 : Unsuccessfully applied for job at Netscape.
1996 : Ousted as CEO from his own company Zip2.
1999 : The first PayPal product was voted as one of the 10 worst business ideas.
2000 : Ousted from his company PayPal while on holiday.
2000 : Almost died from cerebral malaria.
2001 : Russians refused to sell him rockets to send mice or plants to Mars.
2002 : Russians turned him down again. It led to the impetus behind SpaceX.
2006 : 1st ever rocket launch and 1st explosion.
2007 : 2nd rocket launch and 2nd explosion.
2008 : 3rd rocket launch and 3rd critical failure with NASA satellites onboard.
Dec, 2008 : Both Tesla and SpaceX on the brink of bankruptcy.
2013 : 1st rocket failure while landing at ocean.
2014 : Tesla model had several problems with spontaneous battery combustion.
2015 : 2nd and 3rd explosion while landing at drone ship. 4th rocket explosion at launch.
2016 : Tesla model X deliveries delayed more than 18 months.
2016 : 5th rocket explosion at launch with Facebook's satellites for Africa onboard. (worth $300 million). 4th, 5th and 6th failures while landing on drone ship.
2017 : Successful Rocket launch into space. Tesla model car became best selling cars.
In the end, Elon Musk mastered the art of failing successfully.
He's now a multi-billionaire.
Lesson: Do not quit.
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1. If you think you just need intelligence to succeed, then this belief will make life difficult.
Success comes to those who know how to digest failures, criticism, long hours, keep working even when there is 1% chance of success, that is only achieved by one quality— Resilience
2. Companies expect 10 years of experience from you while hiring you but while giving you a salary they perfectly remember that you are graduate.