Well, those opportunities were there for anyone to take, but Musk succeeded in both electric cars (vs Fisker, Nissan, Toyota, etc) AND in space (vs Virgin, Arma

Well, those opportunities were there for anyone to take, but Musk succeeded in both electric cars (vs Fisker, Nissan, Toyota, etc) AND in space (vs Virgin, Armadillo, Scaled Composites, etc). So at this point, I'd say that funding Musk is a safer bet than funding an opportunity.