Having fun with Ashlee Vance as we discover he is actually a guy, at the Elon Musk book salon.

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I blurted out that I had just checked. =)

Then we started discussing the Elon Musk biography at a Bloomberg salon in San Francisco. I read a preprint, and was captivated, especially by the early history. I have know Elon since early 1996, yet, I felt a little startled each time I found my name in the book… twelve times altogether.

Here is a wonderful counterpoint of quotes from the back cover, the first by the moderator of our panel:

“This is the definitive look at the man who may have the biggest impact on the human race. Should Musk bring humanity to Mars, this [book] will be the planet’s founding document.”
— BRAD STONE, author of the bestselling The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

“This thrilling book will make you want to start a car company, build spaceships, and go to Mars. The only downside is when you eventually remember that you’re not Elon Musk.”
— AARON LEVIE, CEO of Box

2 responses to “Having fun with Ashlee Vance as we discover he is actually a guy, at the Elon Musk book salon.”

jurvetson

Jun 14, 2015 at 9:44 pm

The drink of the evening…. nice…. …which reminded me of the cologne du jour: The scene walking into the Bloomberg offices on the 22nd floor were pretty surreal, staring with the stingray tank: Here is an excerpt from the book, explaining how Musk wanted to use Russian ICBM’s to put mice on Mars.

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jurvetson

Jun 14, 2015 at 10:00 pm

They also used some of my flickr photos in the book, in this order, all clickable:

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