he’s an aerospace engineer noted for designing light strong unusual-looking
designing light strong unusual-looking
designing light strong unusual-looking energy-efficient aircrafts he designed
energy-efficient aircrafts he designed
energy-efficient aircrafts he designed the record-breaking Voyager which was
the record-breaking Voyager which was
the record-breaking Voyager which was the first plane to fly around the world
the first plane to fly around the world
the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling he
without stopping or refueling he
without stopping or refueling he designed the first privately funded
designed the first privately funded
designed the first privately funded spacecraft to enter space twice within a
spacecraft to enter space twice within a
spacecraft to enter space twice within a two-week period
two-week period
two-week period he’s burt rutan and here are his top 10
he’s burt rutan and here are his top 10
he’s burt rutan and here are his top 10 rules for success someone asked him
rules for success someone asked him
rules for success someone asked him what’s the most difficult thing about
what’s the most difficult thing about
what’s the most difficult thing about going to the moon and he says the will
going to the moon and he says the will
going to the moon and he says the will to do it the engineering is just
to do it the engineering is just
to do it the engineering is just calculations but the decision and the
calculations but the decision and the
calculations but the decision and the will in the courage to try to do it is
will in the courage to try to do it is
will in the courage to try to do it is the most difficult hurdle we are known
the most difficult hurdle we are known
the most difficult hurdle we are known for trying new things even though we
for trying new things even though we
for trying new things even though we have a tough schedule we did an airplane
have a tough schedule we did an airplane
have a tough schedule we did an airplane that we that the customer wanted it
that we that the customer wanted it
that we that the customer wanted it flying within I think is eight and a
flying within I think is eight and a
flying within I think is eight and a half months and we elected on our own to
half months and we elected on our own to
half months and we elected on our own to try a totally new manufacturing method
try a totally new manufacturing method
try a totally new manufacturing method for the wings and tail surfaces and
for the wings and tail surfaces and
for the wings and tail surfaces and control surfaces something that hadn’t
control surfaces something that hadn’t
control surfaces something that hadn’t been done before something that may not
been done before something that may not
been done before something that may not work something that was really exciting
work something that was really exciting
work something that was really exciting and interesting and if it did work it
and interesting and if it did work it
and interesting and if it did work it its breakthrough stuff our first
its breakthrough stuff our first
its breakthrough stuff our first astronaut Alan Shepard who flew us
astronaut Alan Shepard who flew us
astronaut Alan Shepard who flew us suborbital flight followed Gagarin by
suborbital flight followed Gagarin by
suborbital flight followed Gagarin by only three weeks after Shepards flight
only three weeks after Shepards flight
only three weeks after Shepards flight it took only seven-and-a-half years for
it took only seven-and-a-half years for
it took only seven-and-a-half years for us to launch Apollo eight to go out and
us to launch Apollo eight to go out and
us to launch Apollo eight to go out and orbit the moon they went to the moon on
orbit the moon they went to the moon on
orbit the moon they went to the moon on the very first manned flight of the big
the very first manned flight of the big
the very first manned flight of the big Saturn 5 now can you imagine today NASA
Saturn 5 now can you imagine today NASA
Saturn 5 now can you imagine today NASA developing a brand new huge big advanced
developing a brand new huge big advanced
developing a brand new huge big advanced rocket and the first time people fly on
rocket and the first time people fly on
rocket and the first time people fly on it they go to the moon or they go
it they go to the moon or they go
it they go to the moon or they go somewhere we’ve never been before that
somewhere we’ve never been before that
somewhere we’ve never been before that puts in perspective the kind of risks
puts in perspective the kind of risks
puts in perspective the kind of risks that we that we were taking and those
that we that we were taking and those
that we that we were taking and those who put themselves in a position to take
who put themselves in a position to take
who put themselves in a position to take enormous risks are those that have
enormous risks are those that have
enormous risks are those that have breakthroughs and those that that have
breakthroughs and those that that have
breakthroughs and those that that have research results I believe that
research results I believe that
research results I believe that confidence in nonsense is a major factor
confidence in nonsense is a major factor
confidence in nonsense is a major factor and the reason is think of the most
and the reason is think of the most
and the reason is think of the most important breakthrough that you can
important breakthrough that you can
important breakthrough that you can think of go back before it was
think of go back before it was
think of go back before it was recognized as a breakthrough and the
recognized as a breakthrough and the
recognized as a breakthrough and the populace normally would consider well
populace normally would consider well
populace normally would consider well that’s nonsense
that’s nonsense
that’s nonsense that’s nonsensical and all of a sudden
that’s nonsensical and all of a sudden
that’s nonsensical and all of a sudden when it really is recognized as a true
when it really is recognized as a true
when it really is recognized as a true breakthrough then of course oh yeah
breakthrough then of course oh yeah
breakthrough then of course oh yeah that’s really cool but what people
that’s really cool but what people
that’s really cool but what people forget is it’s nonsense before well what
forget is it’s nonsense before well what
forget is it’s nonsense before well what that means that’s why the weird folk
that means that’s why the weird folk
that means that’s why the weird folk have the breakthroughs because they have
have the breakthroughs because they have
have the breakthroughs because they have confidence in nonsense if it’s
confidence in nonsense if it’s
confidence in nonsense if it’s nonsensical and you say well I’m not
nonsensical and you say well I’m not
nonsensical and you say well I’m not gonna try to do that it didn’t make
gonna try to do that it didn’t make
gonna try to do that it didn’t make sense you’re not gonna have a
sense you’re not gonna have a
sense you’re not gonna have a breakthrough the guy who is silly enough
breakthrough the guy who is silly enough
breakthrough the guy who is silly enough to think that hey I’ll try that even
to think that hey I’ll try that even
to think that hey I’ll try that even though it’s nonsense he’s the guy that’s
though it’s nonsense he’s the guy that’s
though it’s nonsense he’s the guy that’s gonna have the breakthrough so try
gonna have the breakthrough so try
gonna have the breakthrough so try things that you don’t think will work if
things that you don’t think will work if
things that you don’t think will work if you think they’ll work you’re not doing
you think they’ll work you’re not doing
you think they’ll work you’re not doing research anyway you’re gonna have
research anyway you’re gonna have
research anyway you’re gonna have failures if you try hard stuff if you go
failures if you try hard stuff if you go
failures if you try hard stuff if you go out and try to build a better sea plane
out and try to build a better sea plane
out and try to build a better sea plane and your goal is to go 12 knots faster
and your goal is to go 12 knots faster
and your goal is to go 12 knots faster well you’re probably not going to fail
well you’re probably not going to fail
well you’re probably not going to fail you may fail because it only goes 4
you may fail because it only goes 4
you may fail because it only goes 4 knots faster but it’s not going to be a
knots faster but it’s not going to be a
knots faster but it’s not going to be a disaster failure but if you go out and
disaster failure but if you go out and
disaster failure but if you go out and try something that that is holy crap can
try something that that is holy crap can
try something that that is holy crap can you really do that and it fails it is a
you really do that and it fails it is a
you really do that and it fails it is a failure and I feel very strongly that
failure and I feel very strongly that
failure and I feel very strongly that it’s not good enough
it’s not good enough
it’s not good enough for us to have generations of kids that
for us to have generations of kids that
for us to have generations of kids that think that it’s ok to look forward to a
think that it’s ok to look forward to a
think that it’s ok to look forward to a better version of a cell phone with a
better version of a cell phone with a
better version of a cell phone with a video in it they need to look forward to
video in it they need to look forward to
video in it they need to look forward to exploration they need to look forward to
exploration they need to look forward to
exploration they need to look forward to colonization they need to look forward
colonization they need to look forward
colonization they need to look forward to breakthroughs they need to we need to
to breakthroughs they need to we need to
to breakthroughs they need to we need to inspire them because they need to lead
inspire them because they need to lead
inspire them because they need to lead us and help us survive in the future
us and help us survive in the future
us and help us survive in the future what I try to encourage people to do is
what I try to encourage people to do is
what I try to encourage people to do is to have a breakthrough by finding a way
to have a breakthrough by finding a way
to have a breakthrough by finding a way to do it more simply and even if the
to do it more simply and even if the
to do it more simply and even if the real simple one
real simple one
real simple one it has a chance of not working because
it has a chance of not working because
it has a chance of not working because it’s too simple we’ll try it anyway
it’s too simple we’ll try it anyway
it’s too simple we’ll try it anyway because in trying it sometimes you’ll
because in trying it sometimes you’ll
because in trying it sometimes you’ll stumble on to a solution on why it
stumble on to a solution on why it
stumble on to a solution on why it wouldn’t work and now you’ve really had
wouldn’t work and now you’ve really had
wouldn’t work and now you’ve really had a big gain now you have a simple thing
a big gain now you have a simple thing
a big gain now you have a simple thing that does work and that’s that’s the
that does work and that’s that’s the
that does work and that’s that’s the real the real challenge now you can
real the real challenge now you can
real the real challenge now you can always make something work by adding
always make something work by adding
always make something work by adding complexity but you can never make
complexity but you can never make
complexity but you can never make something affordable by adding
something affordable by adding
something affordable by adding complexity
complexity
complexity I think breakthroughs occur not when
I think breakthroughs occur not when
I think breakthroughs occur not when everybody’s doing fine and when you’re
everybody’s doing fine and when you’re
everybody’s doing fine and when you’re when your priority is to make everyone
when your priority is to make everyone
when your priority is to make everyone equally happy you don’t have
equally happy you don’t have
equally happy you don’t have breakthroughs then that’s monotony and
breakthroughs then that’s monotony and
breakthroughs then that’s monotony and that can lead to monotony in it and it
that can lead to monotony in it and it
that can lead to monotony in it and it can lead even to your ability to survive
can lead even to your ability to survive
can lead even to your ability to survive but you have breakthroughs either during
but you have breakthroughs either during
but you have breakthroughs either during or after crises when you have really bad
or after crises when you have really bad
or after crises when you have really bad times we’re creative when we’re
times we’re creative when we’re
times we’re creative when we’re threatened I think the world of aviation
threatened I think the world of aviation
threatened I think the world of aviation will gain from me mostly inspiration the
will gain from me mostly inspiration the
will gain from me mostly inspiration the fact that a few people literally in a
fact that a few people literally in a
fact that a few people literally in a garage or a small shop built an airplane
garage or a small shop built an airplane
garage or a small shop built an airplane that doubled an absolute distance record
that doubled an absolute distance record
that doubled an absolute distance record flew all the way around the world flew
flew all the way around the world flew
flew all the way around the world flew through all this weather and came back
through all this weather and came back
through all this weather and came back home safely the fact that that was done
home safely the fact that that was done
home safely the fact that that was done all-composite
all-composite
all-composite without mixing metals without solving
without mixing metals without solving
without mixing metals without solving all these stupid problems that the
all these stupid problems that the
all these stupid problems that the engineers made for themselves that will
engineers made for themselves that will
engineers made for themselves that will provide the inspiration
provide the inspiration
provide the inspiration my god it can be done we’re gonna do it
my god it can be done we’re gonna do it
my god it can be done we’re gonna do it we’ll stick our necks out I knew how the
we’ll stick our necks out I knew how the
we’ll stick our necks out I knew how the Wright brothers felt when they came upon
Wright brothers felt when they came upon
Wright brothers felt when they came upon these things and and had success this is
these things and and had success this is
these things and and had success this is the best way this was one thing and that
the best way this was one thing and that
the best way this was one thing and that was a passion that I saw in your eyes
was a passion that I saw in your eyes
was a passion that I saw in your eyes for the outcome and I knew you would
for the outcome and I knew you would
for the outcome and I knew you would stick with it because I knew that
stick with it because I knew that
stick with it because I knew that passion with Jenny when you go out of
passion with Jenny when you go out of
passion with Jenny when you go out of venture capital into whatever you’re
venture capital into whatever you’re
venture capital into whatever you’re looking for people who have a passion
looking for people who have a passion
looking for people who have a passion for money but you have a passion for
for money but you have a passion for
for money but you have a passion for space life and I think that’s the
space life and I think that’s the
space life and I think that’s the difference
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because Jeremiah Omata
made this video because Jeremiah Omata
made this video because Jeremiah Omata asked me to so if there’s a famous
asked me to so if there’s a famous
asked me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur do you want me to profile
entrepreneur do you want me to profile
entrepreneur do you want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and
next leave it in the comments below and
next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of Burt Rutan’s top 10 rules
know which of Burt Rutan’s top 10 rules
know which of Burt Rutan’s top 10 rules for success you loved the most
for success you loved the most
for success you loved the most leave it in the comments and I’m gonna
leave it in the comments and I’m gonna
leave it in the comments and I’m gonna join in the discussion thank you guys so
join in the discussion thank you guys so
join in the discussion thank you guys so much for watching continue to believe
much for watching continue to believe
much for watching continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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