Naval: Elon Builds Things That Are Hard to Make—But Everyone Clearly Wants Them

Naval: Elon builds things that are technically hard but obviously useful.

“Like a lot of us, I'm inspired by Elon, and all the incredible work he's done. So, I don't want to build things that are easy. I want to build things that are hard and interesting. I want to take on more technical risk and less market risk.

This is the classic VC learning: You want to build something that, if people get it, if you can deliver it, you know people will want it. It's just hard to build. As opposed to things that you want to build, and you don't know if people will want it.”

All-In Podcast, February 14, 2025