summary ofElon MuskBook by Ashlee Vance

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A glimpse into Elon Musk’s World

Eighteen months before writing this book, Ashlee Vance was distraught with Elon Musk’s refusal to cooperate. This rejection pushed Vance to work without his help, and he interviewed about two hundred people. Musk eventually asked the author to dinner later for a sort of negotiation — he wanted to add footnotes to serve as control over his life’s story. Musk had always struck Vance as a guy who became wealthy by preying on people’s self–hatred and fear. So, he insisted Musk shouldn't interfere with the book, and so it was.Vance began his study at SpaceX headquarters in California, where Musk willingly tackled impossible things, making people respect and see him as a deity.

Over time, the surge in the get-rich-quick Internet fantasy has made Silicon Valley and San Francisco become a city of deep depression where only good times are well chronicled. We are now in an era where people prefer to make simple apps and ads to entertain consumers instead of creating physical products that make more job opportunities available.

Musk could have become a part of the malady if he hadn’t relocated from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles after making a fortune off his dot-com ventures. He doubled down on investing in the manufacture of physical products in both Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. But he faced many fierce enemies who were not happy, especially with his progress in space technology and direct sales of Tesla instead of franchised dealerships.Musk has left behind a trail of people who either despised or loved him while he was busy building his companies over the last two decades. This summary will give you an overview of Elon Musk's life. We'll go back to his childhood, then talk about his humble beginnings and the giant strides he's making in the tech industry. Let's get started.