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Fortune
Alexa Mikhail

Is the world's richest man addicted to risk-taking? According to his new biography, Elon Musk thrives in a state of chaos and war

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To say Elon Musk’s businesses have been doing well would be a massive understatement. This spring, Tesla had grown by 71% compared to the previous year and was valued at $1 trillion. And SpaceX, valued at $100 billion, had launched twice as much into orbit by mass compared to any other company or country combined in Q1 of 2022.

But, as famed biographer and history professor Walter Isaacson says in his new biography of the tech giant, released Tuesday by Simon & Schuster, it's "not in Musk’s nature to leave well enough alone.” 

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