The argument is that everything was already in place for it to become the preeminent electric car company in the world; Musk simply had to buy it at the right t

The argument is that everything was already in place for it to become the preeminent electric car company in the world; Musk simply had to buy it at the right time, which he did. Now, that may be a skill in and of itself, but that's not a skill for innovation, it's a skill for timing markets.