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There are two really amazing parts of this interview.
The first is between 9:15-9:30 where Elon has a series of laughing outbursts that would give Dr. Evil a run for his money. The second is at the 12:15 mark after CBS shows a clip of Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan testifying against commercialized flights to space. After Scott Pelley asks him what he thinks about the comments of these American heros, Elon gets visibly emotional and you can see how much this project really means to him. It's not about money - it's about him doing something he really believes in and you can see it in his eyes. It is a feeling most founders can really relate to.
For the past 15 years Derek has been building communities. He is the co-founder/CEO of Bevy, a SaaS product that helps companies like Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, Snowflake, and Adobe build virtual and in-person communities. Bevy has raised $60M from Accel, Upfront Ventures, and others. He co-founded Startup Grind, a community of 600 Chapters in 125 countries educating, inspiring, and connecting startup people. Since 2012 Startup Grind has hosted 20,000 events. In 2010 he co-founded Commonred which was acquired by Income.com. Derek also previously worked as a product manager at Electronic Arts. He currently lives in Palo Alto CA with his wife and four children.
