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Just got off stage. Salman Khan of the Khan Academy on stage now.

Quotes from the Churchill Club academy nominations for Elon to win this award:

“Elon Musk is the most diversely successful repeat entrepreneur in the world. Nobody compares – revolutionizing the stodgy industries of banking, cars, and rockets. Not even Steve Jobs is that diverse.”

“An incredible serial entrepreneur who does not know how to take “can’t be done” as an answer.”

From the Bloomberg TV profile on Elon, quote I liked:
“An engineer is the closest thing to a magician that exists in the real world.”

20 responses to “Churchill Club Leadership Award”

  1. I applaud Elon’s guidance at SpaceX–we need to move beyond NASA.

  2. Must be a great conference, have fun!! Bring back some cool photos and stories : )

  3. Was a wonderful event, sorry that Elon was sick. All speakers were so great, felt like giving everyone a hug, especially magicians:D (and still hate and do not trust Facebook). Elon, Steve and Salmon Khan were my favorite, and interesting Kinect Xbox team story…something new to learn…

  4. Yep, beyond NASA, Russian and Chinese government.

  5. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/solerena] You been there, how nice is that!!!

  6. Oh, I didn’t know that you were in town. Super that you are down there and can attend such interesting events -when time permits 😉 –

    I was actually confused on your location, so it’s good to know for this as well. 🙂

  7. One of Elon Musk ‘s interview from that night is now online on techcrunchTV :

    Elon Musk: Starting A Company Is Like Staring Into The Face Of Death

  8. What were you thinking during this photo Steve? That expression is very curious.

  9. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/photonquantique]
    Mixed reviews in comments…:)

  10. The TC interview was the night before, and the interviewer was shockingly bad. He interrupted Elon mid sentence for nothing in particular and had no energy in his voice. Very strange. Maybe HE had the flu and gave it to Elon. 🙂

  11. fora.tv/search_video?q=Churchill
    I do not see this Churchill event on ForaTV yet, they have a whole day today too… maybe will post it after.

  12. I caught the TC interview when [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson] you posted it in FB, and actually told you back the comment that I didn’t like the interviewer at all… (you later deleted the post for obvious reasons, you have not read). Awful.

  13. ‘How come we "are not friends" in FB? I think we talked about this, but in all truth I have such a mess in my head, I don’t remember!!!

  14. i am the same way – i have a fake account and only use it to check something… our company is big on facebook too and some social events. I just could not fall in love with facebook, the opposite – opened the account once (instant hate), closed it, opened again – learned a few more negative things (closed it, reopened with a fake name just to use for search if needed).
    Flickr was completely different for me, it was like Apple, Steve Jobs or Bill Gates video with fireflies – just love it instantly. It seems that yahoo might need to sell itself, wonder what will happen with fickr then…
    People who I met on fickr are really special to me. There is a sense of community and being a part of something real and great which extends boundaries of any particular career or hobby, flickr is one of the ordinary miracles. With thanks and hugs to our heroes (staying demure).

  15. Oh, one more hero: Peter Diamandis

  16. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/24270806@N06] "Are you talking to me?!"

    Yes. And yes, that’s what we talked about!!!

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/solerena] " i have a fake account and only use it to check something…" Aha!! Why thanks to people who have fake profiles is, *partly*, that FB is not safe!! 😉

    (I hated FB and still do, and will, forever, FYI)

    Now… I second those hugs! Btw, I need a real big hug now, so it would be great to have a hero close by to give a hug to and get hugged back! ♥♥♥♥

  17. Ok, hugs to all brothers and sisters including aliens!!! I still want to know how much other people know about the evil side of Facebook…it is not fun to carry this alone:)

  18. Hey
    Seems the party is in the kitchen….:)

  19. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/solerena/6159945083/]

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