The most awaited podcast of 2025 featuring Elon Musk with Nikhil Kamath released on Sunday. Ever since the podcast has released it has been trending on social media platforms from LinkedIn to Instagram. This is mainly due to the things said by Elon Musk during the podcast on topics like jobs being affected due to AI, declining relevance of money.
The multi-billionaire also referred to India on multiple occasions while answering questions asked by the Zerodha co-founder. Hours after the interview was shared by Nikhil Kamath, Musk also reshared the post on his X handle.
Since a lot of individuals don’t have the time to reach to watch the entire podcast. We have in this article mentioned the top quotes from Elon Musk. The remarks include calling indians talented, calling his partners half indian roots and expressing his desire to enter the indian market with Starlink.
Interview with Nikhil https://t.co/4mmIo9rcKw
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2025
Advise to young Entrepreneurs!
When asked what advice he would give to young entrepreneurs in India, Elon Musk said: “I’m a big fan of anyone who wants to build. So I think anyone who wants to…you know, make more than they take, has my respect. So that’s the main thing you should aim for, aim to make more than you take. Be a, you know, a net contributor to society.”
Calling out Partners Half-Indian Roots
Elon Musk also shared that his partner Shivon Zilis is “half-Indian” and one of their children’s middle name is ‘Sekhar’. “One of my sons with her is, his middle name is Sekhar, after Chandrasekhar,” Musk said, referring to S Chandrasekhar, a renowned Indian-American astrophysicist.
Working wil be optional in the future Work Culture!
Making a bold prediction on the work culture about two decades from now, Elon Musk said: “In less than 20 years, working at all will be optional…like a hobby pretty much….In less than 20 years, the advancements in AI or robotics will bring us to the point where working is optional.” Citing an example as reference, Musk said: “You can grow your own vegetables in the garden or go to the store and buy them.”
America benefitted from the H1-B Visa programme!
Talking about the H-1B visa program in the US and the change in the country’s immigration policies, Elon Musk said: “I think America has benefitted immensely from talented Indians that have come to America. Yeah, America has been an immense beneficiary of talent from India.” While Musk noted that there has been some misuse of the H-1B Program, he also said he doesn’t believe in shutting it down altogether.
Timeline of Starlink entering the Indian Market
Talking about SpaceX work with the Starlink programme, Elon Musk said: “And hopefully, India. We’d love to be operating in India. That would be great. We’re operating in 150 different countries, now, with Starlink.”
