“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”

— Elon Musk, SpaceX interview (2005)

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Born 1971

Technology entrepreneur and engineer associated with companies working in electric vehicles, spaceflight, artificial intelligence, and online services.

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