Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure - the law firms, the real estate, all that - that are all actually geared toward being accepting of startups.

Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.

I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.

People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.

What I'm trying to do is to maximise the probability of the future being better.

I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible.

Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution.