13A- Reading
1) You read about an entrepreneur: Elon Musk
· What surprised you the most? The descriptions of Elon Musk being bullied really surprised me. I thought that it was so sad that people attacked him, kicked in the head, and thrown down a flight of stairs.
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· What about the entrepreneur did you most admire? I admired his dedication. Even through his doubts and struggles he stayed dedicated and committed to the companies.
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· What about the entrepreneur did you least admire? There is nothing I least admire. The only thing I would say is that he is a great leader, but not the best manager.
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· Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it? He encountered adversity in his childhood when he was born in South Africa emigrated to Canada as a teen and then to the United States. He has also had failures throughout his life such as PayPal launches, suffering from malaria, and rocket explosions.
2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited? He has become the founder of space exploration technologies known as space x, he is also the CEO of Tesla that has acquired 2.6 billion of solar city, and he sold PayPal to eBay and received millions of dollars.
3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you. It was a little confusing when the author was making the connections between musk’s adventures such as Space x, solar city and Tesla with the intersections of technology
4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why? How did you keep going and keep being dedicated after all the failures?
Also If you could give any advice to a young entrepreneur what would it be?
5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion? I think he believes in working hard in order to get work done effectively and efficiently. I also share these opinions.
Hi Jessi!
ReplyDeleteI don't really know much about Elon Musk but I am impressed with how much I learned about him in just this short assignment. I did not know and would not expect that he was born in South Africa. I would have also liked you to elaborate more on what you meant that he was a great leader and not a great manager, maybe give examples ?
Hi Jessi! I don’t really know much about Elon Musk because I’m not into learning about cars, but I was really surprised when I read that he was born in South Africa and emigrated to Canada as a teenager, not to mention he also suffered malaria. It’s really interesting to learn about well-known people’s pasts, since you learn about all the challenges and adversity they’ve gone through before reaching the point they’re at.
ReplyDeleteHi Jessi!
ReplyDeleteI knew a little about Elon Musk prior to reading your post but a few things really suprised me. I had no idea that Musk was a victim of bullying or that he was born in South Africa. One thing I think you could improve on would be to elaborate more on some answers. For example, why would you want to ask Musk those specific questions?