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A compilation of inspiring and motivational quotes from Elon Musk, "the world's most remarkable living entrepreneur" (Chris Anderson, curator of TED). Elon Musk, the South African-born entrepreneur who made his first fortune with Internet companies such as PayPal, has risen to global prominence as the visionary CEO of both Tesla Motors and SpaceX, two companies with self-proclaimed missions to improve life as we know it and better secure the future of humanity. For the first time, the most insightful, thought-provoking, and revealing quotes from this entrepreneurial engineer have been compiled into a single book. Rocket Man: Elon Musk in His Own Words is a comprehensive guide to the inner workings of the man dubbed "the real Tony Stark." Hundreds of his best quotes, comprising thoughts on business, clean energy, innovation, engineering, technology, space, electric vehicles, entrepreneurship, life lessons, and more, provide an intimate and direct look into Silicon Valley's most ambitious industrialist. How could a young man who at one time seemed like "just" another Internet entrepreneur have gone on to build two highly disruptive companies and innovate technologies related to everything from electric batteries to rocket manufacturing? There's no better way to learn than through his own words. This book curates Musk quotes from interviews, public appearances, online postings, company blogs, press releases, and more. What emerges is a "word portrait" of the man whose companies' swift rise to the top will undoubtedly keep their status-quo competitors scrambling to keep up.
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CITATIONS
EARLY YEARS
Growing Up in South Africa
Musk, Elon. “10 Questions for Elon Musk.” Time. July 19, 2010. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2002512,00.html.
Daum, Meghan. “Elon Musk Wants to Change How (and Where) Humans Live.” Vogue. September 21, 2015. http://www.vogue.com/13349221/elon-musk-profile-entrepreneur-spacex-tesla-motors/.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Musk, Elon. Interview with Alison van Diggelen. Computer History Museum Revolutionaries, Mountain View, CA. January 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHwXUm3iIg.
Vance, Ashlee. “Elon Musk, the 21st Century Industrialist.” Bloomberg. September 14, 2012. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-09-13/elon-musk-the-21st-century-industrialist.
Why Silicon Valley?
Musk, Elon. Interview with Alison van Diggelen. Computer History Museum Revolutionaries, Mountain View, CA. January 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHwXUm3iI.
Education
Musk, Elon. Interview with Alison van Diggelen. Computer History Museum Revolutionaries, Mountain View, CA. January 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHwXUm3iI.
College Dating
Musk, Elon. Interview with Alison van Diggelen. Computer History Museum Revolutionaries, Mountain View, CA. January 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHwXUm3iI.
Choosing a Career Path
Musk, Elon. Interview with Steve Jurvetson. Stanford Technology Ventures Program Future Fest, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. October 7, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0s-y4VJsdk.
Starting an Internet Company
Musk, Elon. Interview with Hu Shuli. Who’s Time. Caixin Media. April 22, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTWTAUBmc6k.
Musk, Elon. Interview with Steve Jurvetson. Stanford Technology Ventures Program Future Fest, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. October 7, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0s-y4VJsdk.
1995 Funding Climate
Musk, Elon. Interview with John Battelle. Web 2.0 Summit, San Francisco, CA. November 7, 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdCXcu3juhE.
Zip2
Musk, Elon. Lecture at Stanford University. Stanford, CA. October 8, 2003. https://youtu.be/afZTrfvB2AQ.
X.com
Musk, Elon. Interview with Alison van Diggelen. Computer History Museum Revolutionaries, Mountain View, CA. January 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHwXUm3iI.
PayPal Beginnings
Musk, Elon. Interview with Sarah Lacy. PandoMonthly: Fireside Chat with Elon Musk, Santa Monica, CA. July 12, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegOUmgKB4E.
LEARNING AND LOGIC
Best Teacher
Musk, Elon. “I Am Elon Musk, CEO/CTO of a Rocket Company, AMA!” Reddit. January 6, 2015. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2rgsan/i_am_elon_musk_ceocto_of_a_rocket_company_ama.
Critical Thinking
Musk, Elon. “IPO Spotlight with Elon Musk.” CLEAN-tech Investor Summit, Palm Springs, CA. January 19, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN6T4ATfgeA.
First Principles Thinking
Musk, Elon. “Elon Musk: The Mind Behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity. . . .” TED Talk, Long Beach, CA. February 27, 2013. https://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.
Explaining the “Why”
Musk, Elon. Interview with Sal Khan. Khan Academy Chats, Mountain View, CA. April 17, 2013. https://www.khanacademy.org/talks-and-interviews/khan-academy-living-room-chats/v/elon-musk.
How to Learn
Musk, Elon. “I Am Elon Musk, CEO/CTO of a Rocket Company, AMA!” Reddit. January 6, 2015. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2rgsan/i_am_elon_musk_ceocto_of_a_rocket_company_ama.
Learning Something New
Anderson, Chris. “Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars.” Wired. October 21, 2012. http://www.wired.com/2012/10/ff-elon-musk-qa/.
Musk, Elon. Conversation with Bill Gates. Boao Forum for Asia, Boao, China. March 29, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRpjhIhpuiU.
Necessity of a University Degree
Musk, Elon. Interview with Chris Anderson. South by Southwest Conference, Austin, TX. March 9, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeQMWdOMa-A.
Dedication to Learning
Musk, Elon. Lecture at Stanford University. Stanford, CA. October 8, 2003. https://youtu.be/afZTrfvB2AQ.
Structured Learning
Musk, Elon. Interview with Chris Anderson. South by Southwest Conference, Austin, TX. March 9, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeQMWdOMa-A.
Inventing Solutions
Musk, Elon. Interview with David Kestenbaum. Morning Edition. NPR. August 9, 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dX-Z9p7sQM.
The Truth
Musk, Elon. “Elon Musk Gets Introspective.” AutoBild.tv. November 6, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00quUJmM9M.
BUSINESS
Starting a Business Is Not Fun
Musk, Elon. Interview with Sal Khan. Khan Academy Chats, Mountain View, CA. April 17, 2013. https://www.khanacademy.org/talks-and-interviews/khan-academy-living-room-chats/v/elon-musk.
Usefulness over Money
Musk, Elon. Conversation with Bill Gates. Boao Forum for Asia, Boao, China. March 29, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRpjhIhpuiU.
Profit as Motive
Musk, Elon. Interview with Sal Khan. Khan Academy Chats, Mountain View, CA. April 17, 2013. https://www.khanacademy.org/talks-and-interviews/khan-academy-living-room-chats/v/elon-musk.
The Purpose of a Company
Musk, Elon. “Elon Musk Gets Introspective.” AutoBild.tv. November 6, 2014. https://www.youtub...
Table of contents
- COVER
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- EARLY YEARS
- LEARNING AND LOGIC
- BUSINESS
- INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FUTURE
- TESLA
- ENVIRONMENTALISM AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
- SPACEX
- ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND MANUFACTURE
- WEALTH AND MONEY
- LIFE LESSONS
- MILESTONES
- CITATIONS