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Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future
Ashlee Vance
4.0 AVERAGE
1.04k reviews for:
Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future
Ashlee Vance
4.0 AVERAGE
2.5 out of 5 stars
Eh, this book was alright. I learned a few things about the inner workings of Elon musk, but I feel like the author focused too much on how fantastic Musk's technological innovations were/are. It seemed like he addressed very few problems with those businesses and praised Musk a little too frequently. However, I did learn quite a bit more about SpaceX, Tesla, and Solar City which was helpful. I was just disappointed in how the book didn't really touch on Musk's lifestyle much. I guess I can understand this as Elon clearly didn't want to disclose very much personal information, but still, the absence of such content is glaring to me. Finally, I thought the second half of the book dragged a bit when the focus shifted almost completely over to the development of Tesla products. It goes on for a little bit too long and overstays its welcome.
Maybe a biography like this one should have been written a few years later than it was.
Overall, the book lies somewhere between "average" and "decent" for me.
Pros:
Excellent detail on SpaceX, Tesla, and Solar City
Various people who knew Musk were interviewed for this book
Cons:
A little too much praise for Musk's accomplishments
Jumps around in time a bit too much in parts
Little content about lifestyle and personality
Tesla portions of the book drag on a little too much
Eh, this book was alright. I learned a few things about the inner workings of Elon musk, but I feel like the author focused too much on how fantastic Musk's technological innovations were/are. It seemed like he addressed very few problems with those businesses and praised Musk a little too frequently. However, I did learn quite a bit more about SpaceX, Tesla, and Solar City which was helpful. I was just disappointed in how the book didn't really touch on Musk's lifestyle much. I guess I can understand this as Elon clearly didn't want to disclose very much personal information, but still, the absence of such content is glaring to me. Finally, I thought the second half of the book dragged a bit when the focus shifted almost completely over to the development of Tesla products. It goes on for a little bit too long and overstays its welcome.
Maybe a biography like this one should have been written a few years later than it was.
Overall, the book lies somewhere between "average" and "decent" for me.
Pros:
Excellent detail on SpaceX, Tesla, and Solar City
Various people who knew Musk were interviewed for this book
Cons:
A little too much praise for Musk's accomplishments
Jumps around in time a bit too much in parts
Little content about lifestyle and personality
Tesla portions of the book drag on a little too much
Not sure about the person itself, but the book is very well written and very engaging
A pleasure to read, not a real pleasure to find out that one of your "idols" is not so nice as he seems.
First of all, I must say, the book is written well, the author did a good job, everything feels objective.
I recommend it, because you get another perspective into the "enigma" which is Elon musk, and I must say that I feel disappointed and (rude to say) disgusted at his behavior.
The truth is, the man changes employes like socks, I understand that he believes that he has an important mission, but you can't discard human beings like a leftover no matter what goal you have.
Human first, then everything else.
Very well worth your time to read.
First of all, I must say, the book is written well, the author did a good job, everything feels objective.
I recommend it, because you get another perspective into the "enigma" which is Elon musk, and I must say that I feel disappointed and (rude to say) disgusted at his behavior.
The truth is, the man changes employes like socks, I understand that he believes that he has an important mission, but you can't discard human beings like a leftover no matter what goal you have.
Human first, then everything else.
Very well worth your time to read.
Inspiring and like how determined/relentless he is about what he wanted to accomplish.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
I am not Musk's biggest fan based some of his more recent affiliations and areas of research. I came across this book and thought I would read it to learn a bit more about him, and because I was curious about his earlier life and accomplishments. I expected a very biased representation, but was quite pleasantly surprised that the author revealed some less than savoury aspects of his character. I still got the impression the author held Musk in a largely positive light, but appeared to try and tell an honest story. I was interested to find that Musk's role in his earlier companies was not always what I had assumed. I always thought he was the one that did the hands on inventing; but it turns out he is just really good at finding people who can make what he is interested in a reality.
Nothing seems to be impossible to Elon Musk.
While he admits that many things may not happen in his lifetime, it seems as though he can't fully close the door on the possibility of almost anything.
Which blows my mind.
That his brain, not only works in a way that can see all realms of possibilities, but also starts formulating HOW to make it possible.
This was a crazy look into a brilliant mind
While he admits that many things may not happen in his lifetime, it seems as though he can't fully close the door on the possibility of almost anything.
Which blows my mind.
That his brain, not only works in a way that can see all realms of possibilities, but also starts formulating HOW to make it possible.
This was a crazy look into a brilliant mind
Idol worship of a man that inherited apartheid money to buy other peoples ideas.
informative
medium-paced