If you’re curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography
He’s shadowed me for several days so far
https://twitter.com/walterisaacson/status/1656433526957395968QuoteI had a fun chat with Ashlee Vance about Elon Musk (he did a book on him, and now I’m doing one), the wild entrepreneurs on the frontier of private space exploration, and what it will mean to have 100,000 satellites in orbit. @ashleevance @elonmusk
I had a fun chat with Ashlee Vance about Elon Musk (he did a book on him, and now I’m doing one), the wild entrepreneurs on the frontier of private space exploration, and what it will mean to have 100,000 satellites in orbit. @ashleevance @elonmusk
NEW — the @WalterIsaacson book on @ElonMusk is coming on September 12.Title: Elon MuskPages: 688Description: “This is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era ... Oh, and took over Twitter.”Cover —>
Description of the Walter Isaacson Elon Musk book.
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era- rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter.When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.His father's impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-Hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive.At the beginning of 2022-after a year marked by Space launching thirty-one satellites, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. "I need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life," he said.It was a wistful comment, not a New Year's resolution. Even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world's ultimate playground. Over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. Now he had the chance to own the playground.For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
Available for preorder now in the link below.
Here’s a first look at the back cover, which I decided should be of Starship. The book is now available for pre-order on Amazon and elsewhere.
Some pictures from my Musk book.
In Walter Isaacson’s buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy. https://www.vox.com/culture/23872485/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-biography-review
Quote from: Dalhousie on 09/21/2023 01:34 amIn Walter Isaacson’s buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy. https://www.vox.com/culture/23872485/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-biography-reviewMaybe he interviewed this person by mistake?
Quote from: Dalhousie on 09/21/2023 01:34 amIn Walter Isaacson’s buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy. https://www.vox.com/culture/23872485/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-biography-reviewTwo thirds through and I don't agree that the book presents him exclusively like that. It is a side of him, but the book presents other sides as well.
Quote from: Oersted on 09/21/2023 07:48 pmQuote from: Dalhousie on 09/21/2023 01:34 amIn Walter Isaacson’s buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy. https://www.vox.com/culture/23872485/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-biography-reviewTwo thirds through and I don't agree that the book presents him exclusively like that. It is a side of him, but the book presents other sides as well.Look, he is not normal. But he is necessary.
Quote from: M.E.T. on 09/22/2023 01:45 amQuote from: Oersted on 09/21/2023 07:48 pmQuote from: Dalhousie on 09/21/2023 01:34 amIn Walter Isaacson’s buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy. https://www.vox.com/culture/23872485/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-biography-reviewTwo thirds through and I don't agree that the book presents him exclusively like that. It is a side of him, but the book presents other sides as well.Look, he is not normal. But he is necessary.As some say over here: "Only in America..."
I reinvented electric cars and I’m sending people to Mars on a rocket ship. Did you think I was going to be a chill, normal dude?
Elon is on record as stating (paraphrasing) that he dons't want people in management who are well-liked. If they are well liked he doesn't think they do a good job.
