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All of Elon Musk’s most useful ideas in his own words.
It feels like you’re sitting down at dinner with him being personally mentored to lead a rich life full of purpose, passion, and prosperity.
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“The only book an entrepreneur needs”
- Naval Ravikant, founder of AngelList
“You may not agree with everything he says, but at the end of the day, Elon is going to take us to Mars, give people anywhere on Earth high-speed internet, allow people to walk again, and a ton of other things that we would have once thought impossible. It’d be foolish to think there is nothing you can learn from him.”
- MrBeast, the world’s biggest YouTuber
Featured Interviews
Want the behind-the-scenes on The Book of Elon?
Eric joined David Senra (Founders) and Chris Williamson (Modern Wisdom) to break down how the book came together, and the key ideas that matter most.
From first-principles thinking to building at the edge of what’s possible, these conversations go deeper than the page.
Chris Williamson - How Elon Achieves the Impossible
David Senra’s Conversation with Eric
Table of Contents:
PART I: PURSUE PURPOSE
LIVING A PURPOSEFUL LIFE
Start Before the World Is Ready
Seek the Nature of the Universe
THINK LIKE A PHYSICIST
THE VALUE OF ENGINEERING
PART II: ULTRA HARDCORE WORK
WHAT IT TAKES
Eat Glass and Stare into the Abyss
BUILDING EXCEPTIONAL TEAMS
Recruit for Exceptional Ability
DESIGNING THE ORGANIZATION
Remove Organizational Boundaries
Innovation Needs Permission to Fail
MANIACAL URGENCY
Speed Is Both Offense and Defense
WE MUST MAKE STUFF
PART III: BUILDING COMPANIES
BECOMING A FOUNDER
Going All In, Again (Zip2 Earnings into PayPal)
BUILDING TESLA
The Mission to Protect the Planet
Going All In, Again (PayPal Earnings into Tesla)
A Whole New Kind of Car Company
The Battle of Public Perception
BUILDING SPACEX
The Only One Crazy Enough for Space
Building the Just Barely Possible
PART IV: ON BEHALF OF HUMANITY
BUILDING OUR FUTURE
Companies Create Wealth for All
THE AGE OF ABUNDANCE
OUR EXISTENTIAL RISKS
This Is the Best Time to Be Alive
Misaligned Artificial Superintelligence
BECOMING MULTIPLANETARY
Becoming Multiplanetary Is an Evolutionary-Scale Event
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ERIC JORGENSON
Writer, Builder, and Investor. Creator of the Almanack of Naval Ravikant and Anthology of Balaji. GP at Rolling Fun, an early-stage investment fund. CEO at Scribe Media. His business blog has educated and entertained more than one million readers since 2014. On a quest to create—and eat—the perfect sandwich.
JACK BUTCHER
Our Illustrator. Designer by trade, Jack retired from a short career in corporate advertising to spend most of the day on Twitter, building design studio & media brand Visualize Value. His art has informed and inspired millions. His NFT collection, Checks, has recently been featured in Christie’s Auction House.