ELON MUSK: I tried to get a job at Netscape. I sent my resume, but I don’t think they ever saw my resume & nobody responded

ELON MUSK: “I tried to get a job at Netscape. I sent my resume, but I don’t think they ever saw my resume & nobody responded. I tried hanging out in the lobby of Netscape to see if I could bump into someone, but I was too shy at talking to anyone. So, I started my own company.”

ELON MUSK: “I tried to get a job at Netscape. I sent my resume, but I don’t think they ever saw my resume & nobody responded. I tried hanging out in the lobby of Netscape to see if I could bump into someone, but I was too shy at talking to anyone. So, I started my own company.” pic.twitter.com/D9SDR8uIfS

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) December 23, 2025

• Rejection often looks quiet, not dramatic. Emails unanswered, doors unopen, rooms you never quite enter. Over time, a pattern appears where systems reward familiarity more than potential. That is when people stop asking for permission and start building alternatives. The reality is that progress often begins when access is denied, not granted. Careers, companies, and movements tend to grow from the same tension. Most breakthroughs come from people who were overlooked at the moment they needed inclusion. What matters is not being welcomed early, but deciding to keep moving anyway. History rarely remembers the resume that was ignored, only the work that followed. – Kisalay
• The Netscape story is a perfect indictment of institutional blindness. In 1995, they ignored a resume from a physics grad who would later redefine space and transport. Bureaucracies don’t seek brilliance; they seek compliance. Their rejection didn’t stop Musk—it just stripped them of the future.
• Everyone loves this story because it flatters the myth. The less cute takeaway is that most founders are just rejected candidates who kept going. Timing, ego, and a little social awkwardness matter more than résumés. Talent alone rarely gets invited inside the building. MH
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