# Moonshots Create Valuable Inventions Around the Main Goal by Emad Mostaque > [Solving great technical problems often produces valuable secondary inventions:] we get to the Moon, and then we have pens that can write upside down. > **— Adapted from Emad Mostaque**, *Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [16:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdcF7EEvhM&t=962s) — Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “[Solving great technical problems often produces valuable secondary inventions:] we get to the Moon, and then we have pens that can write upside down.” - **Editorial status:** The poster is transparently labeled as an adaptation because the reconciled dossier required synthesis beyond bracket-only repair. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit|AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit]] preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument. - **Weekly promotion dossier:** [[research/Weekly Reminder Hunt - 2026-10-02|Weekly Reminder Hunt — October 2, 2026]] records why this object was selected for permanent promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Emad Mostaque|Emad Mostaque]] - [[wiki/AI Progress|AI Progress]] - [[wiki/Compute Race|Compute Race]] - [[wiki/Biological Moonshots|Biological Moonshots]] ## Share on Social Media ``` [Solving great technical problems often produces valuable secondary inventions:] we get to the Moon, and then we have pens that can write upside down. — Adapted from Emad Mostaque, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mostaque-moonshots-create-valuable-inventions-around-main-goal ```