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If a plan has 'but it worked for Elon Musk' as one of the important underpinnings that will almost certainly work against you. (Unless, of course, if you're Elon Musk.)

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How so ?

For one, he invested tens of millions of his personal assets into his companies, so having tens of millions to put into a startup is one prerequisite

So, step 0 would be having real-world experience building a viable business, which Musk gained from Zip2 and PayPal.

The whole reason his name is mentioned here is because is somewhat exceptional.

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