13A: Reading Reflection

13A: Reading Reflection

When deciding which entrepreneur to read about it was an easy choice for me. I have always had an interest in Elon Musk. The reason behind this is that my own belief is that the world cannot survive if we don’t have advancements in technology. Elon Musk is the master of technology which you could learn by reading his autobiography Elon Musk: Tesla, Spacex, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.

What surprised me most about the autobiography was how much Elon Musk looked up to Steve Jobs. Even though they are both in different kinds of technology. What surprised me though is how much other people knew about Elon Musk’s work ethic. In the autobiography Ashlee Vance interviews a lot of people close to Elon and you could tell that he is a hard working and cares about not only his profession but also people closer to him.

What about the entrepreneur that I most admire is his work ethic. The reason why I admire his work ethic is because work ethic is something I really admire myself. I believe myself has a good work ethic because I am always in the library doing my work. This specific quote was the reason why I admire his work ethic “We all worked 20 hour days, and he worked 23 hours.”

What I don’t admire about Elon Musk is that his technology that he most focuses on is Transportation technology, such as the Spacex and Tesla. The reason why this doesn’t really admire to me is because I have no interest in those kinds of things. I’ve never been one to car about what car I drive.

Like most entrepreneurs and billionaire obviously on the road to stardom they are going to encounter plenty of speed bumps and face a lot of adversity. During Elon Musk's childhood he was known more as a dreamer and an oddball than as a genius, or an entrepreneur. He has been rejected on deals and have had very bad business ideas, but in the end that leads to him succeeding and finding better ideas.

One aspect of the reading that was confusing to me was when they actually interviewed Elon Musk. the reason behind the confusion is he went so in depth into his space inventions and his science that the normal human has no idea what he is talking about. Only people with advance science degrees would be able to understand what he discusses in his interview.

If I could ask Elon Musk two questions i would ask him 1. How long do you think it will take the all of earth to be wiped out, whether that is by over population or a disaster. I would want to discuss with him what future technology we could build to save us from an event like this and finally I would finish if he believes there is a slight chance of there being another planet in which people could live on.

When i said I admire Elon’s hard work that is because he works harder than everyone else. So obviously Elon Musk’s opinion of hard work is that he works the hardest in the world and that’s why he is so successful.