Y Combinator Startup Podcast

#4 - Elon Musk on How to Build the Future

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May 15, 2017
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ADVICE

Focus on impactful problems

  • Focus on working on Artificial Intelligence and ensuring a positive outcome for humanity.
  • Also, consider working on genetic diseases and high-bandwidth brain interfaces.
INSIGHT

On Usefulness

  • Creating something useful for society doesn't necessitate changing the world.
  • Even small improvements with wide-reaching impact are valuable contributions.
ADVICE

Maximizing Impact

  • To assess potential impact, consider the utility increase compared to the current state-of-the-art.
  • Multiply this by the number of people affected; aim for a large area under the curve.
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