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Blank co-founded the precursor to Tesla but quit after six weeks
“Well, J.B. And I and Scott Andrews started a car company, which eventually became Tesla. And I did that for six weeks with him until I realized I couldn't get it up again. There was no way I wanted to jump on red eyes like I used to. I had a family, I had kids…”
Steve Blank Dec 21, 2023 ▶ 34:43 Mastering modern entrepreneurship | Steve Blank (Author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany)
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Blank predicts the Tesla Cybertruck will be another Model X-style misstep
“And I think the Cybertruck will be another Model X”
Steve Blank Dec 21, 2023 ▶ 43:58 Mastering modern entrepreneurship | Steve Blank (Author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany)
Insight
Younis: Building horizontal platforms mitigates market timing risk in emerging tech
“Our view was like, just getting into the details, like how do you actually build a product that's going to be used when you're talking about this ecosystem where you don't know, is a self-driving car going to win? Is it going to be a self-driving truck? Is it …”
Qasar Younis Aug 1, 2025 ▶ 27:03 Inside the ex-YC partner’s $15B self driving car company | Qasar Younis
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