Elon Musk's startup advice for engineers: build a prototype fast, failure won't kill you
XFreeze · x · 2026-10-26
Elon Musk shared advice for engineers looking to start companies: if you study engineering and learn to design new things, starting a company is relatively easy. His playbook: find like-minded people, build a compelling prototype as quickly as possible, then raise the funding to bring the idea to life. He urged engineers not to let fear of failure stop them — if it doesn't work, try again. "You're not going to starve to death. What's the worst that could go wrong?"
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