Building companies
Entrepreneurship, engineering, manufacturing and how to build hard things.
31 entriesHow do you build hard things? Musk returns again and again to first-principles reasoning, a relentless focus on manufacturing, and the discipline of deleting requirements before optimizing them. These talks gather his most practical lessons on engineering, running companies and turning physics into products at scale.
Interviews
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TeslaBaron Investment Conference
The annual fireside chat with investor Ron Baron at his 32nd Baron Investment Conference: Tesla manufacturing and self-driving, Optimus and jobs, Neuralink, xAI and Grok 5, SpaceX and consciousness.
TeslaIn Good Company
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norway's $1.6tn sovereign wealth fund, interviews Musk on AI, space, X and Mars, on leadership, speed and his "hardcore" work culture.
TeslaBaron Investment Conference
Investor Ron Baron interviews Musk at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference on Tesla, time management, Twitter and space.
SpaceXWSJ CEO Council Summit
Musk explains his move to Texas and discusses Tesla, SpaceX and AI at the WSJ CEO Council Summit.
SpaceXAxel Springer Award
Mathias Döpfner interviews Musk about SpaceX, Tesla, AI and life as he receives the Axel Springer Award.
TeslaCBS This Morning
Musk discusses Model 3 production struggles, sleeping at the factory and why he sees himself as an engineer rather than a businessman.
TED
On the TED stage, Elon Musk presents The Boring Company, tunnels, solar energy, self-driving cars and the Mars vision.
SpaceXTED
Conversation with Chris Anderson about the Boring Company tunnels, Tesla, autonomy and Mars.
SpaceXHow to Build the Future
Sam Altman interviews Musk on Mars, AI, sustainable energy and how to think about building the future.
StartmeupHK Venture Forum
Fireside chat where Musk discusses entrepreneurship, innovation and the pain of building startups at InvestHK's forum.
TeslaBaron Investment Conference
Ron Baron interviews Musk about Tesla, autopilot, SolarCity and his long-term futurist outlook at the annual Baron conference.
Stanford eCorner
In conversation with Steve Jurvetson, Musk shares his predictions on AI, renewable energy, space exploration and entrepreneurship.
SpaceXVanity Fair New Establishment Summit
On-stage conversation with Walter Isaacson about Tesla, SpaceX and innovation at the VF summit.
SpaceXCode Conference
Full Code Conference fireside interview covering Tesla, SpaceX and the future of technology.
SpaceXBloomberg Risk Takers
A Bloomberg documentary profile in which Musk recounts building PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla and his early entrepreneurial risks.
SpaceX60 Minutes
CBS 60 Minutes profile with Scott Pelley on Musk's industrial empire spanning Tesla and SpaceX.
SpaceXLos Angeles World Affairs Council
Onstage conversation on inventing the future across SpaceX, Tesla and energy.
Interview with CNN
Musk discusses the just-released Hyperloop white paper and high-speed inter-city transport.
SpaceXMilken Institute Global Conference
Jeff Skoll talks with Elon and Kimbal Musk about SpaceX, Tesla and using business to solve big global problems.
Interview with Sal Khan
Elon Musk recounts his journey as an entrepreneur, the founding of SpaceX and Tesla, and his engineering philosophy.
TeslaSXSW
SXSW Interactive keynote interview where Musk shows reusable rocket footage and discusses Tesla and space.
ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
Fireside chat with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on how radical innovation happens in energy and transportation.
SpaceXCHM Revolutionaries
Onstage conversation about Musk's journey from South Africa to Silicon Valley and the founding of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity.
Keynotes
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Boring Company Tunnel Opening
Highlights of the Boring Company's Hawthorne test-tunnel unveiling and the first public Loop demonstration rides.
TeslaTesla Factory Tour with Marques Brownlee
Musk gives MKBHD a walkthrough of the Tesla Fremont factory's Model S/X and general-assembly lines.
Boring Company LA Information Session
Musk presents the Boring Company's underground Loop concept and Sepulveda tunnel plans at a public information session in Los Angeles.
SpaceXSpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
Musk speaks about Hyperloop, 3D transportation and tunneling at SpaceX's Hyperloop Pod Competition.
Speeches
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SpaceXUSC Commencement
Commencement address to USC Marshall business graduates on hard work, attracting talent, focus and risk.
Bloomberg Risk Takers
Bloomberg's "Risk Takers" profile of Elon Musk: from PayPal to founding SpaceX and building Tesla — the bets, the near-bankruptcies and the vision behind them.
Misc
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X Spaces: Cathie Wood & Elon Musk
ARK Invest's Cathie Wood and Musk held an X Space covering AI, autonomy, regulation, going public versus private, crypto and the broader economy.
Twitter Spaces: Twitter's software stack with George Hotz
Musk joined a Twitter Space hosted by programmer George Hotz to discuss Twitter's software stack, the case for a rewrite and the company's finances — including a heated exchange with a former employee.