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Index

COVER TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION EARLY YEARS

Growing Up in South Africa The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Why Silicon Valley? Education College Dating Choosing a Career Path Starting an Internet Company 1995 Funding Climate Zip2 X.com PayPal Beginnings

LEARNING AND LOGIC

Best Teacher Critical Thinking First Principles Thinking Explaining the “Why” How to Learn Learning Something New Necessity of a University Degree Dedication to Learning Structured Learning Inventing Solutions The Truth

BUSINESS

Starting a Business Is Not Fun Usefulness over Money Profit as Motive The Purpose of a Company Compelling Product, Compelling Price 40 Hours a Week Creating a Productive Environment Staffing Interviewing Candidates A Good Heart Matters “Special Forces” Approach to Firing Choosing a CEO CEOs and Their Technology Are You a Good Boss? Competitors Encouraging Innovation Interns MBAs at SpaceX The Problem with Professional Managers Pitfalls of “Process” Skip-Level Meetings Meetings Philosophy Soliciting Feedback Why Companies Fail Coming Close to Failure Failure in Silicon Valley Keys to Success

INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FUTURE

Let Innovation Evolve Importance of New Entrants State of Innovation Today Government and Innovation Disruptive Change Be Useful Internet AI Acceleration OpenAI Neural Lace Being a Cyborg Electric Transport Improving Battery Technology Autonomous Driving Supersonic Electric Jet Flying Cars Hyperloop Tunnels Bogus Space Ventures Space Entrepreneurs Orbital Synchronization Price of Interplanetary Humanity Simulated Reality Loss of Technology

TESLA

Master Plan Genesis of Tesla Money Is Not Motivation Mistakes World’s Worst Demo Tesla IPO Investors and Ideology Stock Price Tesla Bailout Reality Check Don’t Cut Corners Building Trust No Model Years 8-Year, Infinite Mile Warranty Acquisition of Fremont Factory Fire Risk Range Transparency Unprofitability Deliveries versus Demand Supply Chain Woes On Accusations of High Attrition Safety Driver Responsibility Partial Autonomy Now Autonomous versus Manual Driving Missing Deadlines Creating Deadlines Mission Low Volume, High Price (Roadster) Mid Volume, Less-High Price (Model S) Mid Volume, Less-High Price (Model X) High Volume, Affordable Price (Model 3) Model 3 Preorders Tesla Energy Next Generation of Tesla Stationary Power Storage Gigafactory Lithium Ion Batteries Recycling Batteries Tesla Watch Apple Bioweapon Defense Mode Ludicrous Mode Open-Source Patents Zero-Emission Credits Retail Locations Sales Philosophy Service Philosophy Pitfalls of Auto Dealers Potential Auto Dealer Partnerships Focus 1 Million Cars by 2020

ENVIRONMENTALISM AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Geosciences Climate Change Elon Does Not Hate Hydrocarbons Future of Oil and Gas Transition from Fossil Fuels Conservation Best and Worst Cases of Delaying Transition to Sustainable Energy De Facto Gasoline Subsidies Carbon Tax Carbon Tax Opponents Solar Power China’s Progress with Solar Panels The Hard Part of Solar Power SolarCity SolarCity Acquisition What the World Needs What People Can Do

SPACEX

A Small Fortune Idea for SpaceX Mars Oasis A Nation of Explorers Reducing the Cost of Spaceflight The Goal of SpaceX Historical Context Reasons to Make Life Multiplanetary Success First Order of Business Problems with Aerospace Firms Cost versus Reliability Competing in Space Competitive Advantage Aerospace versus Commercial Suppliers Blue Origin, Boeing, and Lockheed Partnership Boeing versus SpaceX Jeff Bezos in Space Launch Day Falcon 1 Naming Booster Stages Simplicity On Not Reaching Orbit Falcon 1 Flight 4 New US Space Strategy Importance of Pushing Forward First Rocket Landing RUD Reusable Rockets The Expense of Expendable Booster Stages Reaction to First Vertical Landing Reaction to First Vertical Landing at Sea Taking SpaceX Public Air Force EELV Block Buy Transferring Cargo to and from ISS Designing Space Suits Dragon V2 Disagreements with NASA The Improbable A New Frontier

ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND MANUFACTURE

Start in Engineering Favorite Part of the Job Engineering Is Magic Engineers Should Have Kids Immigration Laws Design and Aesthetics Achieving Perfection Details The Challenge of Manufacturing Believe in Manufacturing Model 3 Design Building the Tesla Factory Alien Dreadnought Bidirectional Feedback Loop

WEALTH AND MONEY

Eggs in One Basket Choosing a Venture Capitalist Investing Your Own Money Judging Achievement Giving Away Assets Hopes for Children

LIFE LESSONS

Enjoy Your Work Burning Man Epiphanies Turning Possibility into Probability Just Be Yourself Long-Term Grudges Fear Naysayers New York Times Controversy Critical Reviews Physics and the Universe Sleep Take Risks While Young Waiting for Godot Work-Life Balance Credit Where It’s Due Trying Convincing the Public Stay Focused Legacy

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