马斯克回复 2008 年特斯拉 SpaceX 往事帖

2008年，埃隆·马斯克面临一个足以击垮大多数人的抉择 他倾注了全部心血、灵魂和所有的一切的两家公司，正濒临崩溃。他只剩下3000万到4000万美元，而拯救其中一家，就意味着要拿另一家的生死去冒险 他被迫面对一个几乎不可能回答的问题：他牺牲了那么多才建立起来的两个梦想，他愿意让哪一个死去？ 他的答案是：两个都不 哪怕这意味着要拿他剩下的一切去冒险 特斯拉和SpaceX都在为生存而战，他必须做出人生中最艰难的抉择之一 “我有两个选择。我可以把钱全部投进一家公司，那样另一家公司必死无疑。或者把钱分给两家公司。但如果我把钱分给两家公司，那两家可能都会死” 随后，埃隆说了一番话，让你完全明白这两家公司对他意味着什么： “当你倾注心血、汗水和泪水去创造某样东西、建造某样东西时，它就像你的孩子。所以这就像在问，我要让哪一个饿死？我实在做不到” 他把钱分给了两家公司，明知自己是在冒着失去一切的风险 “幸运的是，谢天谢地，两家都挺过来了” 近二十年后，特斯拉改变了电动汽车行业，SpaceX则彻底变革了太空飞行 两家曾濒临崩溃的公司，后来改变了世界 这一切，只因为埃隆·马斯克实在狠不下心让其中任何一家饿死

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In 2008, Elon Musk faced a decision that would have broken most people Two companies he had poured his heart, soul, and everything he had into were on the brink of collapse. He had just $30 to $40 million left, and saving one meant risking the life of the other He was forced to confront an almost impossible question: Which of the two dreams he had sacrificed so much to build was he willing to let die? His answer was neither Even if it meant risking everything he had left Tesla and SpaceX were both fighting for survival, and he had to make one of the hardest choices of his life "I had two choices. I could put it all into one company, and then the other company would definitely die. Or split it between the two companies. But if I split it between the two companies, then both might die" Then Elon said something that tells you everything about how much these companies meant to him: "When you put your blood, sweat, and tears into creating something or building something, it's like a child. And so it's like which one am I gonna let starve to death? I couldn't bring myself to do it" He split the money between both companies, knowing he was risking losing everything "Fortunately, thank goodness, they both came through" Nearly two decades later, Tesla has transformed the electric vehicle industry, and SpaceX has revolutionized spaceflight Two companies that were on the brink of collapse went on to change the world All because Elon Musk couldn't bring himself to let either one starve