Elon Musk: 50 Life and Business Lessons from Elon Musk by George Ilian

Author:George Ilian [Ilian, George]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-31T22:00:00+00:00

Awards and Recognition

Musk’s recognition is international in scope and touches on multiple disciplines. He is lauded as an inventor and innovator by universities and learned society’s, is the darling of the business world, and a popular and respected figure by journalists too. There is space here to discuss only a small selection of his awards.

Lesson 35: In today’s multi disciplinary world, it is not enough to be an expert in just one area. A true renaissance man will earn the appreciation of his peers in every field.

In Background and Education we looked at Musk’s university career, and though he abandoned his own doctorate at Stanford University after only two days, other institutions have moved to recognise his contributions to technology regardless. In the UK, Surrey University (one of the world’s foremost centres for the development of satellite technology) has awarded Musk an honorary doctorate (DUniv) in Aerospace Engineering, and he also has an honorary doctorate of Engineering and Technology from Yale University. His third honorary doctorate, this time in design, comes from the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Recognising his contributions in the field of space technology, Musk was asked to serve on the United States National Academy of Sciences Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. He received the 2007/08 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low award for his design of the Falcon 1, and also National Space Society's Von Braun Trophy and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s Gold Space Medal, both for this same outstanding achievement. The Kitty Hawk Foundation have recognised Musk as a Living Legend of Aviation, and in 2011 he received the Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization, worth $250,000.

Lesson 36: Academic awards can enhance your credibility in the commercial world too. The two worlds, though they sometimes can appear to be poles apart, are in fact compatible and have mutual benefits.

As a businessman, Musk’s line up of accolades is no less impressive. R&D Magazine, Inc Magazine and Fortune have all named him as their entrepreneur of the year (in 2007, 2007 and 2014 respectively). Esquire magazine listed Musk as one of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century, and in 2011 he also appeared in Forbes’ "America's 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 And Under”. If that weren’t enough to confirm his superstar status, in January 2015 an episode of The Simpsons entitled "The Musk Who Fell to Earth” was broadcast, poking fun at some of his inventions. Musk made a guest appearance.

Lesson 37: Even when selling high ticket items like space crafts and electronic cars, there is no harm in appealing to the general public through popular culture.

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