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Mental Models #3: How Elon Musk Thinks Part II (Classic)

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How Elon Elon Figured Out How to Slash the Cost of a Rocket Launch

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The cost of purchasing a finished rocket, completed thing, is up to 65 million dollars. Elon figured out how to slash it by 75%. You could only achieve these things through first principles thinking. No one has been able to make electric vehicles long range and affordable in the 115 years that cars have existed. So now let's bring it back to musk on.

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