“You would see people come out of the meetings with this disgusted look on their face,” — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“What separated Tesla from the competition was the willingness to charge after its vision without compromise, a complete commitment to execute to… — Ashlee Vance Dreams Copy Share Image
“Musk had never run a car factory before and was considered arrogant and amateurish by Detroit. Yet, one year after the Model… — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“When Elon gets into something, he develops just this different level of interest in it than other people. That is what differentiates… — Ashlee Vance Different level Copy Share Image
“He goes into his brain, and then you just see he is in another world,” — Ashlee Vance Another world Copy Share Image
“His next move had to be either in solar or in space. “He said, ‘The logical thing to happen next is solar,… — Ashlee Vance Money Copy Share Image
“flashed a spreadsheet he’d created. “Hey, guys,” he said, “I think we can build this rocket ourselves.” Griffin and Cantrell had downed… — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“In regards to time, Musk may well set more aggressive delivery targets for very difficult-to-make products than any executive in history.” — Ashlee Vance History Copy Share Image
“surgery. “Elon can be very demanding, but he’ll make sure the obstacles in your way are removed,” — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“At Tesla, there was no history, no baggage. There was just a vision of products that could change the world. Who wouldn’t… — Ashlee Vance Change the world Copy Share Image
“I would like to die thinking that humanity has a bright future,” — Ashlee Vance Bright future Copy Share Image
“7 ALL ELECTRIC J. B. STRAUBEL HAS A TWO-INCH-LONG SCAR that cuts across the middle of his left cheek. He earned it… — Ashlee Vance High school Copy Share Image
“favored moving toward open-source software like Linux, while Musk championed Microsoft’s data-center software as being more likely to keep productivity high. This… — Ashlee Vance Productivity Copy Share Image
“He’s hands-on to a degree that would make Hugh Hefner feel inadequate.” — Ashlee Vance Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
