{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How SpaceX Bounced Back from the Brink of Disaster","description":"This is a special episode of Famous Failures. Instead of doing an interview, I recount the story of the first three failures that SpaceX experienced on the launchpad, which brought the company to the brink of collapse.&amp;nbsp; You\u2019ll learn how SpaceX leveraged these failures for later success and how you can implement the same strategies in your own life.&amp;nbsp; The content of the episode is based on the following sources: Tim Fernholz, Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race (2018); Shane Snow, Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking (2014); Chris Bergin, Falcon I flight \u2013 preliminary assessment positive for SpaceX, Spaceflight.com (March 24, 2007)  https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2007\/03\/falcon-i-flight-preliminary-assessment-positive-for-spacex\/; Tim Fernholz, What it took for Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX to disrupt Boeing, leapfrog NASA, and become a serious space company, QZ (Oct. 21, 2014)  https:\/\/qz.com\/281619\/what-it-took-for-elon-musks-spacex-to-disrupt-boeing-leapfrog-nasa-and-become-a-serious-space-company\/; Max Chafkin, SpaceX\u2019s Secret Weapon Is Gwynne Shotwell, Bloomberg Quint (July 26, 2018)  https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/businessweek\/she-launches-spaceships-sells-rockets-and-deals-with-elon-musk; Elon Musk, Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary, SpaceX (Aug. 6, 2008)  https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/news\/2013\/02\/11\/falcon-1-flight-3-mission-summary; Dolly Singh, What Is It Like to Work With Elon Musk?, Slate (Aug. 14, 2013)  https:\/\/slate.com\/human-interest\/2013\/08\/elon-musk-what-is-it-like-to-work-for-the-spacex-tesla-chief.html; Tom Junod, Elon Musk: Triumph of His Will, Esquire (Nov. 15, 2012)  https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/a16681\/elon-musk-interview-1212\/. - Get your FREE copy of my e-book.&amp;nbsp;Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book,&amp;nbsp;The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you\u2019ll get the Weekly Contrarian \u2014 a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only). Don\u2019t want to miss future episodes?&amp;nbsp;Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Famous Failures","author_url":"http:\/\/famousfailures.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10404581\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/707070\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/10404581"}