The system is proposed to use a partial vacuum to reduce aerodynamic drag, which
it is theorized would allow for high speed travel with relatively low power.
SpaceX has announcing an open competition, geared towards university students
and independent engineering teams, to design and build the best Hyperloop pod.
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Focus.
Although any investor will tell you that diversity in a portfolio is key Elon has
created Billions of dollars in growth by focusing his investments and then
exercising control to accelerate growth.
Here’s a quote from Elon on the subject:
“It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to
that basket.”
Constantly Improve.
Elon said that the single best piece of advice he can give is to:
“Constantly think about how you can be doing things better”
He finishes the quote above by saying that you should be “questioning yourself”
and I think what he meant by this could be confused from his intended meaning.
I doubt if Elon would advocate questioning yourself if it afflicts you with analysis
paralysis that stops you from taking action to make progress the direction of your
goals.
Many words could describe Elon Musk: Genius, Determined, Successful…but
perhaps the word that describes him most of all is: driven.
If you want to emulate Elon’s success find the drive in yourself to work hard and
execute on making your dreams a reality.
The only thing better than a perfectly executed plan is perfect execution of a better
plan.
Building Something That Has Value For Someone Else.
‘’Focus on something that has high value to someone else, be really rigorous in
making that assessment, because natural human tendency is wishful thinking, so
the challenge to entrepreneurs is telling what’s the difference between really
believing in your ideals and sticking to them as opposed to pursuing some
unrealistic dream that doesn’t actually have merit.’’
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