How to apply Elon Musk’s first principles to strategy

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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. PHOTO | AFP

Applying first principles thinking has worked for ‘Africa born’ Elon Musk. With a net worth of $ 252 billion, Musk is the driving force in six companies: SpaceX, Tesla, X (formerly Twitter), The Boring Company, Neuralink and xAI.

The cliché “jack of all trades, master of none” does not appear to apply to Musk. Learning from his success, in business strategy, how can one apply first principles thinking?

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