Summary and Key Lessons In this summary, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance presents an inside view of the amazing life of Elon Musk. Vance spent more than 40 hours in deep conversation with Musk and also interviewed 300 more people to tell the exciting stories of Elon’s world-changing companies such SpaceX, SolarCity, PayPal, and Tesla Motors. Vance believes that Elon Musk is a present-day blend of legendary inventors and industrialists like Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, and Howard Hughes. Musk is unlike any other entrepreneur on the planet, and has dedicated his life to inventing an unbelievable future. This Summary of Elon Musk