> Elon Musk's advantage is that he is an outlier in terms of how he was able to acquire money, and how he is able to control his use of it. I think Musk's real

> Elon Musk's advantage is that he is an outlier in terms of how he was able to acquire money, and how he is able to control his use of it. I think Musk's real advantage is being able to get very smart people to work with him. The money comes as a result of that. Even as a child he saw this... knowing that he had to get to the US because it attracted the smartest. Launching a rocket into orbit with a company of 150 people is an incredible feat. You don't do that by just getting a lot of funding. Many companies could spend billions and not do that. You have to have this ability to get brilliant people to work together. It's also something I noticed with Steve Jobs. For all his flaws, he was able to get very smart people to work for him.