Good framework for Thinking is physics
As I was leaving PayPal, I thought, 'What is the best way to make money?' But rather, 'What can have a significant impact on the future of humanity?' After all, the true purpose of a company is to create a Better Life.
If Musk is a semi-conformist with a slightly Republican inclination and friendly with President Trump, Bezos is openly Democratic and boldly opposes the U.S. government. Both are brilliant individuals with a background in theoretical physics and share the common trait of being entrepreneurs with incredible drive.
To do something new rather than making slight variations to others through reasoning, like discovering something non-intuitive like quantum mechanics, it is necessary to understand and approach from the fundamentals. A physical approach that can build something completely new is needed. It is like the difference between a chef and a cook or like seeing Elon Musk and a deer; Empathy is not.