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Elon Musk: Moving the World One Technology at a Time: A Biography, Insight and Analysis into the Life and Accomplishments of a Technology Mogul Entrepreneur and the Richest Man in the World
★★Buy the Paperback version of this book and get the Kindle eBook version included for FREE ★★ Put aside what you read on the web about Elon Musk. There is a significant amount more to him than just his genius and his accomplishments. This book lays out the life that he had before arriving in the United States and looks at the boy inside who set a path for himself, and literally went through the fires of hell before getting the opportunities that he wished for.
He did not fall into wealth and he did not work his way up the corporate ladder, Elon made every bit of his life that you see today. Some of the stories that you find in this book will shock and awe you and change the way you look at your own challenges. From arriving in a new country with just a few bucks and not knowing anyone, to working in farms and cleaning up after barn animals, to working in the fires of a toxic furnace. Read about the man that is about to make this planet a safer place to live.
Elon Musk is an inspiration for a generation because he represents many of the values that define today’s Millennials and Generation X. From PayPal to Tesla, the driving force that built these icons of the imagination was the desire to make the world a better place for everyone – it was never about the money. This book gives you a deeper look and analysis of a man that defies the traditional mold of industrialist, entrepreneur, and achiever. Don’t wait any longer! Scroll up and click the ‘Buy Now’ button to learn more about this technology mogul!
He did not fall into wealth and he did not work his way up the corporate ladder, Elon made every bit of his life that you see today. Some of the stories that you find in this book will shock and awe you and change the way you look at your own challenges. From arriving in a new country with just a few bucks and not knowing anyone, to working in farms and cleaning up after barn animals, to working in the fires of a toxic furnace. Read about the man that is about to make this planet a safer place to live.
Elon Musk is an inspiration for a generation because he represents many of the values that define today’s Millennials and Generation X. From PayPal to Tesla, the driving force that built these icons of the imagination was the desire to make the world a better place for everyone – it was never about the money. This book gives you a deeper look and analysis of a man that defies the traditional mold of industrialist, entrepreneur, and achiever. Don’t wait any longer! Scroll up and click the ‘Buy Now’ button to learn more about this technology mogul!
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101 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2018
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May 31, 2018
Disappointing and seemingly hastily compiled
I found this book rather disappointing, and I’m not convinced that the author put a whole year of research (as stated) into understanding the life and attitudes of Elon Musk. At times, the book appeared hurriedly compiled, lacking independent proof-reading and editing – eg:
“What does a 19 year-old do in a strange city …? And within the same context of events (travelling across Canada) we learn: “He was still seventeen (a few weeks short of 18) …”
There are a few sentences that just don’t make sense, eg:
“Compound that with the fact that he had a unique mental framework that would be able to focus deeply on just about anything he was able to extricate himself from the world around him.”
I think the author aspires to be a psychologist and insightful analyst of human behaviour, but I’m doubtful about some of his conclusions, for example, that Musk and indeed everyone is driven by fear:
“It is not that he is a bad person, it is that he is driven by fear and it shows in many of the things he says and does. We are all the same way, but we can learn to be stronger by learning from the people that we read about.”
In fact, some of the author’s conclusions are quite bizarre:
“He may be someone that lacks original ideas, but he is a man that takes ideas that are on the shelf and makes them work.” …. “While Musk is not the visionary that everyone thinks he is, he certainly has the drive to make things happen.”
Elon is the subject of much commentary, so there is no shortage of other sources of information about his background, motivation, and achievements.
I found this book rather disappointing, and I’m not convinced that the author put a whole year of research (as stated) into understanding the life and attitudes of Elon Musk. At times, the book appeared hurriedly compiled, lacking independent proof-reading and editing – eg:
“What does a 19 year-old do in a strange city …? And within the same context of events (travelling across Canada) we learn: “He was still seventeen (a few weeks short of 18) …”
There are a few sentences that just don’t make sense, eg:
“Compound that with the fact that he had a unique mental framework that would be able to focus deeply on just about anything he was able to extricate himself from the world around him.”
I think the author aspires to be a psychologist and insightful analyst of human behaviour, but I’m doubtful about some of his conclusions, for example, that Musk and indeed everyone is driven by fear:
“It is not that he is a bad person, it is that he is driven by fear and it shows in many of the things he says and does. We are all the same way, but we can learn to be stronger by learning from the people that we read about.”
In fact, some of the author’s conclusions are quite bizarre:
“He may be someone that lacks original ideas, but he is a man that takes ideas that are on the shelf and makes them work.” …. “While Musk is not the visionary that everyone thinks he is, he certainly has the drive to make things happen.”
Elon is the subject of much commentary, so there is no shortage of other sources of information about his background, motivation, and achievements.
July 16, 2024
Fascinating book about the life and history of Elon Musk; just a bit jarring that the author kept repeating that Musk isn’t after all a great inventor or visionary because he uses existing models en materials to fulfil his imagined dream. In my view that is visionary; same as the fact that he is able to focus simultaneously on all his companies as director (Tesla, The Boring Company, Neuralink, Space X, Hyperloop to name a few).
I just could shed the feeling throughout the book the author is on the one hand impressed with Musk but Aldo doesn’t like him really as a person.
I just could shed the feeling throughout the book the author is on the one hand impressed with Musk but Aldo doesn’t like him really as a person.
August 8, 2020
Good book
Really enjoyed reading this biography is well written and informative. Interesting to see how Elon grew up and made something of himself.
Really enjoyed reading this biography is well written and informative. Interesting to see how Elon grew up and made something of himself.
September 19, 2018
When Robert Greene finally publishes the 51st law of power I think it will he will base it on this line of biographies ...Rule #51: commission a biographer to publish a hyped negative expose’ on your greatness. Then command the biographer to only find trivial weaknesses and tie those vices back into what makes your greater than your rivals ..... well played Elon
January 9, 2020
Un libro muy ligero , ya habia leído uno más completo de Ashlee Vance, pero este de enfocar más a la persona de Elon más que a sus logros empresariales conocidos.
Recomendado para un par de horas de ocio, pero sin duda hay otros más completos como el que menciono
Recomendado para un par de horas de ocio, pero sin duda hay otros más completos como el que menciono
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