Kimbal Musk: Working with Elon, taking risks on Tesla, and building The Kitchen

Our full conversation with chef and entrepreneur Kimbal Musk is now available! The Tesla board member recalls a tough childhood in South Africa alongside his brother, Elon, before eventually moving to America. Musk remembers his ultimate gamble on Tesla and fighting to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. A restaurateur, Musk shares how he got his start in the kitchen - and became an innovator in the farm-to-table movement.
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0:00 Growing up in South Africa
4:40 Relationship with father
8:12 Mom’s modeling career
11:26 Entrepreneurial siblings
15:38 Love for Jack in the Box
16:27 Early years in business
24:11 Getting stopped at the U.S. border
29:39 Background in food
32:50 Volunteering to cook for 9/11 survivors
36:32 Paralyzed from tubing injury
42:17 Going through a divorce
45:00 Pioneering Farm to Table movement
50:05 Square Roots significance
54:44 Struggles with Tesla
1:05:37 Space X
1:12:16 Impact of Starlink's in Ukraine
1:18:03 Fights with Elon
1:18:52 Elon’s Aspergers
1:20:14 Kimbal’s work ethic and goals

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