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A review by aswin_rg
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
5.0
Walter Isaacson’s biography on potentially the most impactful person of our generation, captures the real essence of the erratic, but insanely talented entrepreneur, Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk is a CHARACTER. From being bullied to being ruthless, from Tesla to Twitter, from Grimes to Amber Heard. Walter Isaacson has delved into almost every aspect of the South African-born engineer turned serial entrepreneur’s life.
Walter’s work is so good that in certain chapters you feel like you’re in the room witnessing first-hand the antics. In others, you feel like you’re reading the story of a superhuman.
You navigate from feeling bad for the upbringing he had, to despising Elon as he sets inhumane, bordering criminal working standards in his companies. Yet, his love for his children stands as a shining light throughout, unlike his father, for whom I don’t have words to explain.
Elon’s passion for solving critical problems like sustainable energy (Tesla and SolarCity), human survival (SpaceX), access to the internet (Starlink), reversing disability (Neuralink), free speech (X, formerly Twitter), traffic (The Boring Company), and safe use of AI (X.AI) all at the same time makes him stand apart from literally every other inventor/entrepreneur on this planet.
I have to admit that I used to be a fanboy, but not anymore. I still believe what he’s doing is highly important for the sake of humanity, but not much on how he achieves it. Maybe it’s the only reason his companies are thriving today. His harshest critics agree.
Nonetheless, order a copy today and dive into the world of Elon. You won’t regret it.
Read my full review here: https://52books.substack.com/p/652-elon-musk-by-walter-isaacson?utm_source=goodreads
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Elon Musk is a CHARACTER. From being bullied to being ruthless, from Tesla to Twitter, from Grimes to Amber Heard. Walter Isaacson has delved into almost every aspect of the South African-born engineer turned serial entrepreneur’s life.
Walter’s work is so good that in certain chapters you feel like you’re in the room witnessing first-hand the antics. In others, you feel like you’re reading the story of a superhuman.
You navigate from feeling bad for the upbringing he had, to despising Elon as he sets inhumane, bordering criminal working standards in his companies. Yet, his love for his children stands as a shining light throughout, unlike his father, for whom I don’t have words to explain.
Elon’s passion for solving critical problems like sustainable energy (Tesla and SolarCity), human survival (SpaceX), access to the internet (Starlink), reversing disability (Neuralink), free speech (X, formerly Twitter), traffic (The Boring Company), and safe use of AI (X.AI) all at the same time makes him stand apart from literally every other inventor/entrepreneur on this planet.
I have to admit that I used to be a fanboy, but not anymore. I still believe what he’s doing is highly important for the sake of humanity, but not much on how he achieves it. Maybe it’s the only reason his companies are thriving today. His harshest critics agree.
Nonetheless, order a copy today and dive into the world of Elon. You won’t regret it.
Read my full review here: https://52books.substack.com/p/652-elon-musk-by-walter-isaacson?utm_source=goodreads