I think Musk makes a lot of things look easy but I'm not so sure they are. Here's an example where it was not easy and ended in failure: http://en.wikipedia.org

I think Musk makes a lot of things look easy but I'm not so sure they are. Here's an example where it was not easy and ended in failure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Tucker_Sedan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Tucker_Sedan A more modern example of failure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptera_Motors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptera_Motors But examples like Tesla and Microsoft and Google and Facebook and so on are all testaments to the power of startups. It's quite possible to disrupt large businesses (and become one) with a small foundation, I just wouldn't call it easy. I think Musk himself has said on occasion that Tesla has been very close to failure at least a few times.