He built the first physical prototypes, he formed a team, and he hustled to make it happen. That's everything. There's no way Carmack would've done it without

He built the first physical prototypes, he formed a team, and he hustled to make it happen. That's everything. There's no way Carmack would've done it without Palmer. There's no way Iribe would've done it without Palmer. But I think Palmer would've kept trying til it was done even if none of those guys got on board.