How to Take Over the World

An update on my cancer situation.

A big thank you to all of you, and especially to David Senra.
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00:00 Why Musk Matters

05:30 Trauma and Persistence

10:00 Edison Parallels

16:00 Skipping Stanford

29:18 Coup and Aftermath

33:56 Mars Mission Awakening

55:45 2008 Crisis And Thiel

01:05:23 Tesla Founding Master Plan

01:12:19 Mission Driven Leadership

01:22:14 Model S Changes EVs

01:23:28 SpaceX Reusability Breakthrough

01:26:22 Camera Only Self Driving Debate

01:29:02 OpenAI and AI Risk

01:37:01 Starlink to Fund Mars

01:40:28 Model 3 Production Hell

01:52:10 Musk Management Algorithm

02:06:53 Cybertruck Goes Weird

02:08:46 Starship and Mars Vision

02:17:48 Hardcore Mode Surges

02:35:22 Final Reflections

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Source:⁠

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

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After being pushed out of Apple, Steve Jobs built NeXT and nearly destroyed it. This episode explores how those years of failure taught him discipline, compromise, and leadership, preparing him for his historic return to Apple.

00:00 Steve Jobs on Strengths & Weaknesses
03:11 Founding NeXT
12:14 Building the NeXT Team and Culture
20:58 The Cube: Launch and Failure
22:58 Government Deals and Missed Opportunities
25:56 Steve's Personal Life and Marriage
28:20 NeXT's Near-Bankruptcy and Turnaround
34:22 Becoming a Software Company
38:55 Apple Buys NeXT
43:43 Lessons on Leadership and Trade-offs

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Source:⁠

Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain

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My diagnosis and prognosis

What this means for How to Take Over the World

A few thoughts on death

Links:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ben-fight-cancer-support-his-treatment

http://takeoverpod.supercast.com/

My email: Ben@takeoverpod.com

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On this episode we discuss lessons learned from Miyamoto Musashi, his life as a traveling Samurai, his work as an artist, and his famous work "The Book of Five Rings."

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