> That is, he knows enough about the engineering to hire people who know a lot about the engineering. And he got really exceedingly lucky with his initial hire

> That is, he knows enough about the engineering to hire people who know a lot about the engineering. And he got really exceedingly lucky with his initial hires. One of the founding employees was the best living rocket engine designer in the world, and then later the best rocket salesman in the world convinced him that SpaceX needed proper sales/business development, even in the early stage, and Musk basically replied: "Okay, you're hired", to which she basically replied: "No, that's not what I meant... but okay."