The Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos Rivalry.

Why is there a rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. At the time of this writing the two are the richest and second richest people in the world. What many may not know is that Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are leaders in striving to make space exploration cheaper. Jeff Bezos is the CEO of Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos is the CEO of SpaceX. Rivalries can be very good because they push people. Look at Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Hopefully the rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos will push technology and innovation that much faster.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and CEO Research

CEO and Rivalry Quotes

“Rivalry of scholars advances wisdom.” ~Hebrew Proverb
“You need to live in a dome initially, but over time you could terraform Mars to look like Earth and eventually walk around outside without anything on… So it’s a fixer-upper of a planet.” ~Elon Musk
“At Amazon we like things to work in five to seven years. We’re willing to plant seeds, let them grow and we’re very stubborn. We say we’re stubborn on vision and flexible on details.” ~Jeff Bezos
“Rockets are the only form of transportation on Earth where the vehicle is built anew for each journey. What if you had to build a new plane for every flight?” ~Elon Musk
“Go live on the top of Mount Everest for a year first and see if you like it, because it’s a garden paradise compared to Mars.” ~Jeff Bezos
“Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.” ~Henry Ford
“I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn’t want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That’s what’s really ingrained in my mind: ‘This is real. This isn’t a soft rivalry.’ There were no hugs and kisses.” ~Jimmy Connors