
The Algorithm
The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX
Jon McNeill(Author)
Portfolio (Publisher)
Published on 24. March 2026
Book
Hardback
224 pages
979-8-217-17753-0 (ISBN)
Description
A USA Today Bestseller
From a former President of Tesla comes The Algorithm—the first book written by any of Elon Musk’s direct reports—a transformative guide for leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators who want to emulate the paradigm-shattering approach Musk used to launch Tesla and SpaceX to meteoric success.
Jon McNeill had already founded and sold six startups when Sheryl Sandberg introduced him to Elon Musk, who was looking for help at Tesla. McNeill was steeped in the lean principles that had made Toyota a global powerhouse—principles focused on achieving efficiency and optimization by incrementally improving existing systems and processes. What he learned from Elon at Tesla was its antithesis, an approach that required radical rethinking to explode the status quo, attack complexity, and set seemingly unrealistic goals. Elon called this five-step framework “The Algorithm.”
From a former President of Tesla comes The Algorithm—the first book written by any of Elon Musk’s direct reports—a transformative guide for leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators who want to emulate the paradigm-shattering approach Musk used to launch Tesla and SpaceX to meteoric success.
Jon McNeill had already founded and sold six startups when Sheryl Sandberg introduced him to Elon Musk, who was looking for help at Tesla. McNeill was steeped in the lean principles that had made Toyota a global powerhouse—principles focused on achieving efficiency and optimization by incrementally improving existing systems and processes. What he learned from Elon at Tesla was its antithesis, an approach that required radical rethinking to explode the status quo, attack complexity, and set seemingly unrealistic goals. Elon called this five-step framework “The Algorithm.”
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- Question every requirement.
- Delete every possible step in the process.
- Simplify and optimize.
- Accelerate cycle time.
- Automate.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-217-17753-0 (9798217177530)
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Jon McNeill
The Algorithm
The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX
Book
03/2026
Portfolio
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