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This is a great analogy. Would you say that Michael Jordan is only successful because of the owner of the team he played for?

• WalterBright 4y ago
  Jordan was successful on more than one team. Other players on the same team were not remotely as successful.
  • camdat 4y ago
    Awesome, so we agree that Elon isn't attributable for the success of Tesla. The owner of the team matters less to the success of the team than the participants, as is easily proven by the argument you have just made. If Elon had consistently led successful teams, as Jordan has, then the correlationary argument would be more convincing. Since he has led a mix of failures and successes, the likely indicator is the teams that worked for him, not his own ability.
    • WalterBright 4y ago
      The number of people who have led two independent companies to great success is exceedingly rare. The only other one I can think of is Steve Jobs, who did it three times. > Since he has led a mix of failures and successes, the likely indicator is the teams that worked for him, not his own ability. Or far more likely, he knows how to assemble a team that can deliver, knows how to motivate it to succeed, and knows how to get financing for it. Which is an essential skill for an entrepreneur.