THE Elon Musk has been characterized as “the Steve Jobs of our time” and this phrase may raise reactions, however the two entrepreneurs share four basic characteristics of themselves.
THE Walter Isaacson who wrote the biographies of the two men and has spent hours talking with them, describes how similar they are to each other, but also where they differ radically.
In accordance with Business Insiderthe first similarity between them, is the their “demonic side”.. In particular, Steve Jobs was known for his outbursts of anger and the fact that he could humiliate a colleague in order to get the result he wants.
A typical example is the strained relations with the co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniakwhom he pressured and sometimes asked outrageous things of, so that he would get the least of what they imagined.
Along the same lines, Elon Musk has been accused of constantly criticizing the work of his partners and especially Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla. In fact, he allegedly uses the phrase that Steve Jobs used to say every time, which is the following: “That’s just the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard».
Lack of companionship
Biographer Walter Isaacson reports that both Elon Musk and Steve Jobs they do not seek close relationships with other peoplebe it about friendsor even for love partners.
Instead, the creator of the iPhone preferred to spend time on himself and have flexible relationships with the people in his close environment, something that the new owner of Twitter is reportedly following to the letter.
They have the same weakness
Steve Jobs was famous for overly ambitious plans his, with a typical example of the first official presentation of the iPhone, which may have failed, but in the long run, it not only succeeded, but transformed his company into a technological giant.
Accordingly, Elon Musk has overly optimistic claims, from space travel with Space X to the changes he’s making on Twitter.
Passion for simplicity
The creator of the iPhone may have had millions, but he wanted to live simply, without excesses and luxuries, which his children also confirm. In fact, this event may have led to conflicts in his family.
Likewise, Elon Musk is rumored to want to live simply even though he has billions, as a result of which he often sleeps in the offices of his companies so that he can work better.
The main difference
Elon Musk and Steve Jobs they may share many common characteristics, however they have one key difference and it is the fact that the second he never visited the places that produced his products.
“If Steve had an idea, he would design the product and get it built. He was never involved with the production line and he didn’t want to have contact, even if there was a problem,” notes Walter Isaacson.
On the contrary, Mr Elon Musk wants to have the first and last wordso he spends a lot of time on his businessespecially on units that produce its products.
So many times he can sleep in the offices of Tesla or Twitterbecause he wants to know firsthand what is happening in production, so that he can intervene if he deems it necessary.
Source: News Beast
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