Tesla was not initially created by Musk: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1131215_tesla-existed-before-elon-musk-founders-on-how-they-pitched-the-idea https

Tesla was not initially created by Musk: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1131215_tesla-existed-before-elon-musk-founders-on-how-they-pitched-the-idea https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1131215_tesla-existed-b... So, the initial good direction my have been despite him, and still successful mostly thanks to the big load of money he brought him instead.