Why Nithin Kamath finds this ‘core principle’ shared by Elon Musk beautiful, praises brother’s podcasting skills
Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath took to social media to praise his brother Nikhil Kamath’s interview with Elon Musk on the WTF podcast. He also shared a clip from the interview where the billionaire shares his advice with budding entrepreneurs.
Nithin shared the clip and added that Elon Musk’s advice to “strive to be net contributors to society” described his own brother’s efforts on the WTF podcast and praised the co-founder for his growth in the field.
Nithin Kamath is the proud brother of social media
Nithin Kamath expressed his feelings about the developments in a long post on X (owned by Elon Musk and formerly known as Twitter). “Nik(hil) has done well, and for someone who started about 50 episodes ago and is doing this as a side hustle, he’s really improved over time. He’s become a full-fledged professional podcaster. He continues to show that when you build things around what you love, you have a much better chance of success,” he said.
He praised Nikhil as curious and a good listener and added: “The magic sauce is that he started the podcast at the right time when podcasting was just taking off in India.”
Why did Elon Musk’s core principle resonate with Nithin Kamath?
Nithin pointed out a core principle shared by Elon Musk, saying it “caught my eye” because it “also describes a lot of what Nik(hil), who I’m proud of as a brother, did with WTF.”
Here is what Elon Musk said: “I’m a big fan of anyone who wants to build. I have respect for anyone who aims to do more than they take in. That’s really the fundamental principle: strive to be a clear contributor to society.”
This is like pursuing happiness. If you want to create something valuable or financially successful, money itself shouldn’t be the goal. Instead, focus on offering truly useful products and services. When you do this, financial rewards will come naturally. Just like happiness; You don’t chase it directly; You pursue the things that lead to it: fulfilling work, learning, friendships, loved ones. Happiness is a byproduct.
It may sound obvious, but anyone starting a company should expect to work extremely hard, accept that there is a real chance of failure, and focus on ensuring the output is more valuable than the input.
Are you creating value? That’s what matters. Do more than you get.
The world’s richest man had a nearly two-hour chat with Nikhil Kamath on the popular WTF Podcast about “business, consciousness, family, money, artificial intelligence and how the future might evolve.”
The video titled ‘Elon Musk: A Different Conversation with Nikhil Kamath’ was published on Nikhil Kamath’s official YouTube channel on November 30. More than 4,789,026 views, 1,80,000+ likes and almost 14,600 comments have been collected till the time of writing this article.
