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That and Survivorship bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias They succeed in spite of being jerks, not because they are. Musk hit big with paypal, then attempted the "impossible" with tenacity. He surrounded himself with the right people and provided a concise, clear vision for his teams to strive towards: Build sports car Use that money to build an affordable car Use that money to build an even more affordable car While doing above, also provide zero emission electric power generation options https://www.tesla.com/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-just-between-you-and-me https://www.tesla.com/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-j...