Where the Money Actually Is...
Where the Money Actually Is...
Marc Andreesen was asked why Elon Musk succeeds where so many others fail.
His answer was almost uncomfortably simple:
"Basically, Elon shows up every week at each of his companies, finds the biggest problem, fixes it, and does that 52 weeks a year."
That's the real work.
Relentless. Hands-on. Uncomfortable.
It requires proximity.
You have to be close enough to feel what’s breaking.
You have to resist the instinct to avoid it, pad it, rename it, or "delegate it away."
In most companies, problems are seen as biohazards.
They get reframed, padded with nice words, and buried under meetings and presentations.
At SpaceX, they do the opposite.
They launch rockets knowing they might explode — because every failure teaches them exactly what to fix next.
Marc described Musk’s role like this:
"Incredible devotion from the leader of the company to fully, deeply understand what the company does… and being the lead problem-solver in the organization."
Notice:
Not the lead motivator.
Not the lead visionary.
The lead problem-solver.
That job isn’t glamorous.
It means dealing with messy, painful realities.
But it's where all the leverage is.
Because what you earn usually reflects what you solve.
If you want bigger outcomes, start solving bigger problems.
And stay close enough to the action that you actually know what needs fixing.
Start now.
At SevenX Dealroom Community, this is exactly how we operate.
We’re not passive investors.
We don’t just bet on potential.
We roll up our sleeves and work side-by-side with the founders we back hunting problems, fixing bottlenecks, and building companies that are built to last.
If you’re raising capital and you're serious about building something real.
We want to hear from you.
Let’s solve bigger problems, together.
Stay Tuned
PS, I created a short video breaking down this concept...Check it out here!
👉 Name: Hi, my name is Sven Milder, founder of SevenX Group, a low-cap boutique investment bank that supports business builders with building, funding, buying, and selling companies.
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