I just finished reading Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future which was first published in 2015 but updated recently to provide readers with the most up-to-date information. The author Ashlee Vance is an amazing writer. Even though the book was few hundred pages which usually takes me a few weeks to read. I devoured it in days.
Much of Elon Musk is well known and I struggled to see how I can add new perspectives. As such, this is more of a reflection piece for myself. Hopefully, you can find some nuggets of insights here and there.
1. Elon Musk is a Genius and a Jerk
Intuitively, we probably know he is super smart but only after reading the book then it dawned upon me that this guy is probably at a different level compared to most other guys we tend to compare him with. For one, he is running two...