Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk Biography Nearing Completion

Walter Isaacson is the best-selling author who has written biographies about business and historical figures. He is moving towards finishing his book. on Elon Musk, Fox Business was informed by sources who are intimately familiar with the matter. 

 One person with direct knowledge of the matter said Isaacson is close to concluding a rough “sketched out” Draft of his book about the eccentric and famous billionaire. However, there may be more revisions that delay the process.

“He’s looking to put a bow on it,” the person with knowledge of the matter described Isaacson’s task at hand. “He’s about two chapters away.”

Elon Musk gestures while he speaks at a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village, South Texas on February 10, 2022. – Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur, gave an eagerly-awaited update about SpaceX’s Starship. ((Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/ Getty Images). / Getty Images

Fox Business has learned Isaacson expects the book will be finished by the fall, but his biggest hurdle is figuring out how to end it because Musk is constantly making news, and his various ventures, whether it’s Tesla, or his latest big move, his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, remain in constant flux. It’s unclear if his publisher, Simon & Schuster will release the book in 2023 or 2024. 

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The sweeping biography will span most of Musk’s life and business accomplishments, from running Tesla, the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, SpaceX that seeks to explore The universe, to his controversial acquisition of Twitter last fall.

Isaacson declined to comment. He described his Musk bio here “the best story in America….a straight narrative” He was able to get it written. “without any bias,” According to an individual with direct knowledge.

 Fox Business was founded in July 2021. was first to report that Isaacson was in talks with Musk to write a biography on the person who was then the world’s richest man as Tesla became one of the market’s hottest stocks. Musk gave Isaacson access to his work environment, including interviews with him and observation.

Isaacson was drawn to Musk because of his immense wealth and irreverent manner in which he created cutting-edge businesses. He wrote a biography on Steve Jobs, the creative genius behind. another transformational business, Apple.

Walter Isaacson is the world’s most renowned biographer and is finishing up a biography about Elon Musk.

Since Isaacson started following Musk and writing down his thoughts, much has changed. When Isaacson started reporting on Musk, the Tesla CEO was regarded with Jobs-like admiration among investors and the media for advancing a potentially revolutionary business and becoming the world’s richest man in the process.

Musk is no longer the world’s richest man. That distinction now goes to LVMH co-founder Bernard Arnault, and his Musk’s precipitous decline in wealth ($200 billion in about a year) can be directly attributed to some high-profile business missteps. 

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What appeared to be a revolution in electric vehicles has stagnated. Tesla’s shares have been in a free fall for much of the past year. Musk’s on-again, off-again, on-again pursuit of Twitter ended with him wildly overpaying for a platform that often loses money. Musk was forced to sell Tesla stock to fund the acquisition.

Tesla shareholders are now threatening him. They have seen their stock value drop more than 50% in the past year, compared to the nearly 2% decline in Dow Jones Industrial Average. Tesla, however, is still his largest source of wealth at $159 Billion.

Walter Isaacson’s biggest problem is figuring where to finish the book considering the constant flux of Elon Musks’ business ventures such as the acquisition of Twitter or a potential successor at Tesla. (FOX Business / Fox News).

Musk’s efforts to open Twitter to conservative voices following the company’s censorship scandal has been lauded, but his inconsistent management style has lowered the morale of the platform. After initially firing workers, he was forced to hire more. Musk has said that reviving Twitter’s business might not happen, and he has spoken about the possibility of placing the company in bankruptcy.

Tesla is also under investigation by the government. Musk was testifying in a federal class action lawsuit on Monday over his 2018 tweet that claimed he had. “funding secured” to take Tesla private It was traded at a substantial premium to its trading price. 

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Musk was charged with civil securities fraud by regulators. Musk settled the case without admitting to wrongdoing. He paid a $40m fine and resigned as Tesla Chairman. He also agreed to have his tweets monitored. This is something he continues to do.  

According to people familiar with the matter, Isaacson’s conclusion of a story that may never be told could result in more delays or rewriting. “The problem for Walter is that Elon keeps making news,” Fox Business was informed by a person who was close to the author.

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