Decoding Elon Musk: Billionaire Entrepreneur, Investor, and Inventor of SpaceX, Tesla Motors, SolarCity, Hyperloop, Zip2, PayPal

INTRODUCTION

Everybody wants to know Mark Zuckerberg. Young people adore every inch of this incredible guy. Girls would die for even a short time with him (Sorry, Pricilla). Everyone -- just everyone wants a piece of him. Well, after all, the world is swarmed by1.5 billion Digital Natives and Immigrants who use Facebook, the company he founded inside his cramped dorm-size room.

Then here comes Elon Musk who has climbed up the ladder of the most influential and successful people in the world. His name is already permanently imprinted on Forbes Magazine. Not only does he lead and run today's biggest companies, but this guy is literally going for the moon--err, Mars, actually. Mr. Musk does not aim to conquer the world with his brilliance, ingenuity, and enormous confidence in human capabilities, but he is aiming to conquer the universe.

He is the business executive and CTO of SpaceX, business executive and chief share holder of Tesla Motors. He is also the CEO of SolarCity. His total assets are worth 11.9 billion USD as indicated by Forbes 2015.

To say that this man dares to push the limit of the human knowledge is an understatement. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the sole governing body for the ultimate aerospace records, has awarded Musk with FAI Gold Space Medal. This is the same awarded that Astronaut Neil Armstrong. To know the reason behind this award, you simply have to flip one chapter after the other.

Although he is referred to as the real-life Iron Man, Elon Musk proves to be all human, too. His life was not all candies, rainbows, and unicorns. He has had his share of heartaches, failures, and a handful of critics that any genius of his caliber has to endure on a daily basis. This facet of his life brings more shades of colors to his already colorful existence. Even when Robert Downey Jr. had learned that he would be playing the role of 'Iron Man', his first words were:" I need to sit down with Elon Musk."

This book illustrates how Elon Musk is thriving to satisfy everyone's futuristic fancies. This is not to hail him as the best man who ever worked on the face of the earth, but to prove his authenticity as a genius and as a man of vision.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE 1
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION 1
School and Innovation 3
Politically-Sanctioned Racial Segregation 4
School 6
University of Pennsylvania 7
CHAPTER TWO 9
VOCATION AND SILICON VALLEY 9
Silicon Valley 10
PayPal the Online Bank 10
PayPal and eBay 13
Musk's Setbacks and Victories 15
Elon Musk's Business Gamble 19
CHAPTER THREE 21
ELON MUSK’S SPACEX AND EXPLORATION 21
SpaceX 23
The Russian Expedition 25
Dispatch of Space Capsule 28
Spaceflight Bottlenecks and Falcon 1 Launch 31
CHAPTER FOUR 33
TESLA MOTORS 33
The Birth of Tesla Motors 34
The Unique Battery 36
New Innovations 37
The Unique Battery 37
Insane Innovations and Advertisements 39
CHAPTER FIVE 40
SOLARCITY AND COMBATING GLOBAL WARMING 40
Tesla's Cost Batteries and Financial Implications 42
Power Transformation 45
Radcliffe Opinion on the Cost of Tesla's Batteries 46
CHAPTER SIX 49
HYPERLOOP 49
Cheaper and Faster Travel 50
Political Positions 52
Nationalism 52
Lobbying 53
Destiny and Religion 54
Extraterrestrial Life 55
Artificial Intelligence 55
CHAPTER SEVEN 57
PERSONAL LIFE 57
Altruism (Philanthropy) 58
Relational Unions 59
CHAPTER EIGHT 61
INNOVATIVE CONTROVERSIES AND LAWSUITS 61
Controversy on Subsidies 63
Controversy on Self-Driving Cars 65
Marketing of Electric Vehicles 66
People’s Rating of Musk 68
CHAPTER NINE 71
THE FACTORIES AND AWARDS 71
Honors and Recognition 77
Privileged Doctorates 81
Tesla Model S Hackers Challenge 84
Tesla Motors' Home Battery Pack 87
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 91
UNCHARTED PATH TO SUCCESS 91
THE WAY FORWARD 95