We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. If we published patents, it would be farcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book.
We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. If we published patents, it would be farcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book.

Similar Elon Musk quotes:
Other Entrepreneurship :
- Love your work and success is your next customer.
- You lose 100% of the shots you don’t take.
- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
- Life is tough, but you are tougher.
- Create your own fears; choose to fear living an average life.
- Impatience destroys at least 98% of hard work’s potential.
- Don’t put me in a box until I’m dead.
- Market like you OWN the Segment & Optimize as a Startup.
- The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.
- I think all of us need to be on guard against arrogance which knocks at the door whenever you’re successful.
- The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
- To rise you must first fall.
- Think big to see big.
- Without deadlines, nothing gets done.
- Nothing is worse to an organisation than culture of fear
- To be a great business person, you must be a great observer.
- You have to be willing to be misunderstood if you’re going to innovate.
- A true entrepreneur does not start a business for the lifestyle. He starts a journey for the challenge.
- Most people master the art of postponing the start.
- Small and continuous effort can lead you to success.