Elon Musk
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Ashlee Vance
In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius’s life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits.Vance uses Musk’s story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk—one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history—is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy.Thorough and insightful, Elon Musk brings to life a technology industry that is rapidly and dramatically changing by examining the life of one of its most powerful and influential titans.
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Author
Ashlee Vance
Pages
448
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2016-04-05
ISBN
0062469673 9780062469670
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"couldnt finish"
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Nancy Magh
"I finally have time to read this book well, listened. :) Great insights into how Elon thinks and a closer look into the companies he created. #biography #business #startups "
Cam Nguyen
"Fascinating to learn more about Elon Musk and his difficult rags to riches journey to success. Incredible how he could run 3 large businesses all at the same time. Elon hit so many roadblocks and failures, it is incredible he was able to perservere and eventually reach success. "
Joe H
"Kind of hagiographic at some points, but still really enjoyable."
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Max Rosenthal
"Compelling portrayal of a visionary innovator. Highly recommend for anyone with entrepreneurial interests."
Eddie Wang
"Ashlee Vance writes an incredible biography about Musk life. He really explains how Musk grew up and how he created successful companies that are still being run to this day. High recommend!"
Sam Houston
"Shares the bad and the good. Interesting story about timing the market and finding holes to fill - all to eventually put men on mars!"
Alexis Hale
"Very good read. Gives a little peek into the life and achievements of the true superhero of our times. Extremely inspiring personality. Like the Walter Isaacson's bio of Steve Jobs, this gives a very balanced view of Musk."
Santhosh Guru
"Top tier read. Insight into the inner workings of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship and the mind of Elon Musk."
Julian James
"Musk is a visionary and inspires many others to come up with new ideas. Space exploration is something that will always be. His ideas might sound crazy to some, but didn't Isaac Newton sound crazy to some in his time? I do feel like humans aren't as inventive in a higher necessary like they were when the Armstrong landed on the moon or when the first airplane was created. I believe in Musk's abilities and his vision for the good of humanity. Eventually, I know that we will inhabit another planet"
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