Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance: A Summary
Introduction
Of all the great innovators today, a man stands the most successful and highly respected. He is by name Elon Musk. An indefatigable entrepreneur and a technology revolutionary, Musk is the best that has ever happened to modern technology. His passion for the automobile industry and the limitless power of digitalisation knows no bounds. From creating one of the (if not the only) most reliable online payment solutions used across the globe to owning such formidable companies as SpaceX, Tesla and SolarCity, Elon Musk has gone on to become a rare phenomenon in today’s world of fierce competitions for success, especially in the technology space. This — all of this and more — so much fascinated Ashlee Vance that he could not but pen down a compelling account of how this living legend started off to become who he is today: a global icon. Thus his book, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is an unputdownable biography of Elon Musk.
Main Characters
Aptly featured in this inspirational book includes Musk’s families, friends, employees and even prospective employees. Each of these gives us a full view of the entrepreneur’s lifestyle, interpersonal orientation and, of course, organisational prowess.
Summary of the Book
Even though several authors have compared Elon Musk to Steve Jobs, not only for his sagacity and audacity at getting the best from his dreams, which are often great but also for his tenacity at overcoming the tough times, Musk seems absolutely unique in his own method of achieving success. In the book, titled Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Ashlee Vance, the veteran journalist, details the life history of Elon Musk as he defiled a tumultuous childhood filled with poverty and lack to become a renowned multimillionaire and a great innovator. Written in the foremost journalistic voice that is both captivating and inspiring, the biography is a look into a life lesson of perseverance, hope, and the power of dreaming big. From his sale of PayPal for a whopping $1.5 billion to having his ego get hold of him for firing his assistant who dares to ask for a raise, Vance’s book leaves virtually nothing untold in relation to how the technology giant lives his life.
Conclusion
No doubt, Ashlee Vance has done with this book what Musk himself has done to the possibility of dreaming big and turning fears and rejections into opportunities. Here is a story that is not only about Musk alone, but is also about us: about the need to reawaken the sleeping giants within us, take the bull by the horn and head for glory.