The Tim Ferriss Show

Ep 56: How to Think Like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

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Jan 20, 2015
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INSIGHT

Solve Billion-Person Problems

  • Work on problems that can meaningfully change the world rather than incremental tweaks.
  • Solving billion-person problems creates outsized economic and social returns.
INSIGHT

Exponential Thinking Beats Linear Intuition

  • Humans think linearly but technology progresses exponentially, so small-seeming doublings lead to massive change.
  • Thirty doublings moves you billions of times farther than thirty linear steps, revealing why big goals scale differently.
ADVICE

Use Curiosity To Access Technical Talent

  • Be curious and team up with experts when you lack technical skills; curiosity unlocks access to talent and resources.
  • Crowdsource collaborators and pair your strengths with technical experts to turn ideas into businesses.
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