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Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

It's 2001 and a 30-year-old Elon Musk has just been fired from Pay-Pal, the company he co-founded. In need of a second act, he hits on the idea of bankrolling a bizarre Mars mission.

But he's not the only tech tycoon who's stargazing. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has also got space fever. But Bezos’ first step in the interstellar arena will almost cost him his life.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to business wars at free on Amazon Music.
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0:07.0	It's December 2003, and in Washington, D.C., the evening rush hour is gnarled up way worse
0:20.6	than usual.
0:22.6	Sam cut a business meeting short to get a head start in traffic, but as his car inches
0:26.9	forward down 14th street, his jaw clenches, frustrated drivers lean on their horns.
0:33.2	Tonight's forecast is snow, and everyone's anxious to get home before cars start
0:37.4	skidding off of roads, when their snow, D.C. drivers are hopeless.
0:42.6	But as he turns on to Independence Avenue, Sam gasps.
0:46.5	He can't believe what he's seeing.
0:49.1	A giant rig is pulling a seven-story high space rocket.
0:53.2	What the hell?
0:56.1	D.C. has seen its share of showstoppers, but nothing like this.
1:00.6	The blue and red lights of the police escort reflect off the rocket's curved silver body,
1:05.6	as it crawls down Independence Avenue.
1:08.6	Police redirect traffic as the rig pulls up alongside its destination, the National
1:13.2	Air and Space Museum.
1:15.2	There's a gala underway to celebrate 100 years of flight.
1:18.3	An Elon Musk in his rocket are about to crash the party without ever stepping foot inside.
1:29.3	Two aerospace industry lobbyists heading into the party stop to check out the rocket.
1:34.0	What's this?
1:35.6	The other lobbyists squint at the words on the rocket side.
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