Summary of Elon Musk: by Ashlee Vance | Includes Analysis

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  Elon Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is a biography by Ashlee Vance. Musk originally refused to cooperate with Vance’s biography. This was no surprise, as he was known for being extremely controlling of everything written about him and his companies. Vance already had plenty of inside sources, but he wanted Musk’s input. Musk demanded to be allowed to vet the book and add his version where he did not agree. Vance refused. However, he managed to get Musk to listen to his journalistic and personal reasons for not allowing pre-approval of the book. To his surprise, Musk agreed to cooperate and allowed free access to his staff, friends, and family. Musk’s three major goals in life were to make humans space colonizers, to build ecologically sound and beautiful cars, and to power the world with safe, free solar energy. By 2012, his Space X, Tesla Motors, and SolarCity companies were all racking up success after success in each of his goal areas…     • Summary of book
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Genres: Biography

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 18, 2015

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Reviews

[Samar Ayadi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Elon’s mind was always way beyond the present moment.

It did not just sell someone a car. It sold them an image, a feeling they were tapping into the future, a relationship. Apple did the same thing decades ago with the Mac and then again with the iPod and the iPhone.
I remember his saying, ‘Being with me was choosing the hard path.’ I didn’t quite understand at the time, but I do now. It’s quite hard, quite the crazy ride.'

None of these startups understand the objective. The objective should be— what delivers fundamental value.

[Candice · Rating 4 out of 5]

No matter how to feel about Elon Musk, he is a change agent. This biography is not a vanity book (i.e., paid for by the subject). Instead, a distinguished journalist writes it. I learned Elon's good and bad traits, his prominent place in our fast-paced world, and life before Twitter.

[Sardor Islomov · Rating 4 out of 5]

""As important as Steve Jobs was, here's the difference: Elon Musk is trying to invent a future, not by providing the next app," says renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.