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- Founded three different multi-billion $ companies - Created market for practical, affordable electric cars - First successful car company listed on the stoc
by KiwiJohnno 6y ago
- Founded three different multi-billion $ companies
- Created market for practical, affordable electric cars
- First successful car company listed on the stock exchange since Ford
- Founded most valuable car company in the world
- Made model S, model 3 which have 98% customer satisfaction
- Produced cars on the cutting edge of automation technology (no, not really self-drive, but still market leading)
- Has manufactured 800k + cars
- First private company to launch a spacecraft into orbit and return it to earth
- First (and only) company to carry humans into orbit and return to earth
- Developed re-usable rockets
- Developed and flew the first full-flow staged combustion engine.
Is Musk perfect? No.
But, he has achieved an amazing amount. Calling him a "fraud" or putting him in the same category as Trevor Milton is clearly dishonest.
He is extremely polarizing, yes... And the cult around him is... Distasteful. But if you don't respect what he has achieved, then just what would it take?