My CEO has a lot battle scars. After selling PayPal to eBay, he netted $180 million and then bet it ALL. 1/ $100 million into SpaceX 2/ $70 million into Tesla Then 2008 hit him hard. Three rockets blew up. Tesla was bleeding $ millions every month in the financial crisis. He was getting divorced and basically broke and in debt. He woke up the Sunday before Christmas thinking he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown… “…it seemed pretty dark.” But the fourth Falcon rocket finally made it to orbit, which if it wasn’t successful, SpaceX would go bankrupt. Soon after, NASA called with a $1.6 billion contract. Elon couldn’t even hold the phone… just a simple “I love you guys!” And Tesla investors closed a round on Christmas Eve. He got SpaceX and Tesla out of hell by the skin of their teeth. Those battle scars built the future we’re living in today. This is a reminder to NEVER give up.