Bloomberg Risk Takers: Elon Musk Documentary (opens in new tab)

Actually, I'd like to see a documentary on the 1000s of people who took risks and failed. It's easy to "ooh and ahh" at success. How about all the ones that didn't make it and still get up each morning and try again. Many people have good ideas and try hard, they just didn't get lucky at the right time.

That was absolutely stunning. I can't even imagine someone pinning their entire hard-earned fortune on a wing and a prayer, but that's exactly what he did. Talk about balls.

Better still his start-ups are actually changing the world for the better. They're not just a bunch of smartphone apps. Today I toast the man who believed in solar power, space exploration and electric cars so much that he put he was willing to put his entire 8 figure fortune of 2 decades on the line! Elon, you're a tribute to the human spirit!

I've been very impressed lately with the quality of Bloomberg's television productions.

Things like this combined with the upcoming TechStars show are just wonderful.

It boggles the imagination to see one person leading three companies, each of which has to solve enormous problems that no one else has been able to overcome in the past several decades. I find it quite inspirational to see Elon doing this.

Not only were all those start-ups of his extremely difficult technically wise, and also difficult to succeed in those markets, but he was basically running them in the same time! That's incredible. And he's just 40, and I think there's a lot more we'll see from him. His wife said at the end that he's also thinking about making electric jets, fusion reactors, and colonizing the Moon and Mars. After what he's done so far, I wouldn't bet against him.

These videos are also amazing from Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/shows/game-changers/

Simply amazing, all of the companies are doing something tangible and real.

I tend to compare myself to others... makes me feel pretty useless...lol

I found this piece both inspiring and a little disappointing. Inspiring because of guy's vision and sheer determination. Disappointing because all three of his recent ventures sought soft bailouts to stay afloat (subsidies of some form or another).

I watched this over the weekend, great story.