Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
Elon Musk
From this book, I learned how innovative and creative that Elon Musk truly is. After the dot com boom, there was nothing in society that was being produced that had a large overarching vision. For example, Facebook was being created around that same time that Elon was trying to bring his ideas to fruition. However, if you think of Facebook, all it does is connect people and allow people to post pictures and allow others to like them. Elon, however, changed that way that the automobile and spacecraft industry works, both of which are sectors that have not had profound change in a long time.
What I admire most of Elon is the fact that he is a visionary. He sees beyond his lifetime. In the beginning, he thought of having the ability to put people on Mars. He thought of what we be able if he could not only change the way we lived on Earth, but also change the way that future generations could live. He wants to improve the environment as it is on Earth, by creating a completely electric car, as well as solar power to be used by businesses and individuals. He then also wanted to create a way that we could see past Earth as our home, and is working on SpaceX, a rocket that would have the capability of launching and landing to its same spot on Earth.
What I least admired of Elon is the fact that sometimes he could be hard on his employees. Perhaps it was because he had a rough childhood, however he should not have detracted from the lives of others. He wanted his visions so strongly to come into fruition that he would expect crazy amounts of effort that perhaps at times could not be made possible.
One of the hardest adversities that Elon suffered was throughout his childhood. He was always the odd one out, and could not seem to relate to other children his age. Although he did not go into detail, his father was very hard on him and his brother, and messed them up psychologically. He was able to push through such hardships and become the person that he is today.
The competencies of Elon was his strength in vision, ability to translate his vision to others, and perseverance. He also did not lack innovation. For example, he created PayPal as a means to fund his true dreams of Tesla and SpaceX.
One part of reading that was confusing
A part of the reading that I found confusing was where he grew up. It was not clear to me if spent most of his childhood growing up in South Africa, or if he spent most of it traveling with his family.
Two questions I would ask Knight
From this book, I learned how innovative and creative that Elon Musk truly is. After the dot com boom, there was nothing in society that was being produced that had a large overarching vision. For example, Facebook was being created around that same time that Elon was trying to bring his ideas to fruition. However, if you think of Facebook, all it does is connect people and allow people to post pictures and allow others to like them. Elon, however, changed that way that the automobile and spacecraft industry works, both of which are sectors that have not had profound change in a long time.
What I admire most of Elon is the fact that he is a visionary. He sees beyond his lifetime. In the beginning, he thought of having the ability to put people on Mars. He thought of what we be able if he could not only change the way we lived on Earth, but also change the way that future generations could live. He wants to improve the environment as it is on Earth, by creating a completely electric car, as well as solar power to be used by businesses and individuals. He then also wanted to create a way that we could see past Earth as our home, and is working on SpaceX, a rocket that would have the capability of launching and landing to its same spot on Earth.
What I least admired of Elon is the fact that sometimes he could be hard on his employees. Perhaps it was because he had a rough childhood, however he should not have detracted from the lives of others. He wanted his visions so strongly to come into fruition that he would expect crazy amounts of effort that perhaps at times could not be made possible.
One of the hardest adversities that Elon suffered was throughout his childhood. He was always the odd one out, and could not seem to relate to other children his age. Although he did not go into detail, his father was very hard on him and his brother, and messed them up psychologically. He was able to push through such hardships and become the person that he is today.
The competencies of Elon was his strength in vision, ability to translate his vision to others, and perseverance. He also did not lack innovation. For example, he created PayPal as a means to fund his true dreams of Tesla and SpaceX.
One part of reading that was confusing
A part of the reading that I found confusing was where he grew up. It was not clear to me if spent most of his childhood growing up in South Africa, or if he spent most of it traveling with his family.
Two questions I would ask Knight
- How do you find the people that you think will perfectly execute your vision?
- Since he himself is not engineer for both cars and spacecrafts, I wonder where he can find the people that are able to innovate at the extent of his imagination. How does he communicate to them exactly what he wants if it does not yet exist.
- What would you want to be able to tell generations to come?
- Since he is always thinking about life beyond him, I would want to know the message he would want to spread to those that will be living after us.
For Fun
I think that Elon's definition of hard work is constantly working on a vision until it comes to fruition. Even when that idea comes to the material world, our thoughts and actions should instantly focus onto what the next biggest and greatest innovation can be.
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