He said one commitment at Tesla is that it will never produce a bad product.
"And one of the commitments I made at Tesla is that we will never produce a bad product."
Should you love the product you're making?
Q1194 answers2013-2019
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He said people often try to make products they think others would love but they do not love themselves. If you don't love the product, you should not expect that others will.
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He said you want to do projects that are inspiring and make people excited about the future.
"you want to do projects that are inspiring and that make people excited about the future"
He said if you are trying to figure out what others love but you don't love it, it is really hard to make that great. When you are working on something, if you fall in love with it, that's a good sign.
"if you fall in love with it, that's a good sign"
He said people often try to make products they think others would love but they do not love themselves. If you don't love the product, you should not expect that others will.
"if you don't love the product, you should not expect that others will"
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