Elon Musk went out of the way to hire the most talented engineers for SpaceX
Elon Musk went out of the way to hire the most talented engineers for SpaceX. He once met Bryan Gardner at MIT, liked him immediately and asked him to join SpaceX. However Bryan couldn't agree because he was bound to join another company after his studies since it was sponsoring his education.
To this Elon replied, "Don't worry, we'll buy them out."
This type of attitude can only be seen in the people who are bold enough to change the world. This attitude is what led him to become the most celebrated entrepreneur in the world.
I read it from his biography at https://tinyurl.com/y3vdwqzu