Elon Musk

In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, this book offers an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark. It explores the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who famously sold PayPal for $1.5 billion. The narrative captures the full arc of Musk’s life, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa to his dramatic innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits in the U.S. The author examines a pressing question of our age: can the nation of inventors still compete in an era of fierce global competition? Musk emerges as a striking figure in American business history, a contemporary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs. He has dedicated his efforts and fortune to creating a future that mirrors the grand visions of science fiction. This thorough and insightful examination brings to life a rapidly changing technology industry by focusing on one of its most powerful and influential titans.