> Tesla is an unusually unsuccessful company when compared to other public companies that have existed for the same amount of time.
I think you're packing a lot into the definition of successful there. Tesla has been an excellent investment. The value of the company as determined by the market is high. Your definition of "success" is not dissuading investors. Investors believe in the future of Tesla.
> Musk is wealthy because of his incessant promises/lies about Tesla, not because the business is making so much money.
Lots of things that people consider unethical still make you money. That doesn't change the objective fact that he's made a ton of money through business ventures.
> But even if we accept the analogy, Musk's "team" has not scored the most points.
But Musk has.
You can attribute all you want to luck if you'd like but I think that makes you look like a fool when you consider that he didn't just do it once, he did it twice and changed both markets he entered drastically.
His businesses are worth a ton of money.
He is personally worth a ton of money.
Your earlier comment
> That track record seems... pretty random.
is absurd. Most people can't start one successful business. You think he got lucky twice? Three times if you count Starlink which likely gets spun out into it's own business eventually.
And those business aren't just successful in that they aren't out of business, they're massive successes and have made him the richest person in the world (minus some saudi's who probably hold more non-public wealth).
I think you're packing a lot into the definition of successful there. Tesla has been an excellent investment. The value of the company as determined by the market is high. Your definition of "success" is not dissuading investors. Investors believe in the future of Tesla.
> Musk is wealthy because of his incessant promises/lies about Tesla, not because the business is making so much money.
Lots of things that people consider unethical still make you money. That doesn't change the objective fact that he's made a ton of money through business ventures.
> But even if we accept the analogy, Musk's "team" has not scored the most points.
But Musk has.
You can attribute all you want to luck if you'd like but I think that makes you look like a fool when you consider that he didn't just do it once, he did it twice and changed both markets he entered drastically.
His businesses are worth a ton of money.
He is personally worth a ton of money.
Your earlier comment
> That track record seems... pretty random.
is absurd. Most people can't start one successful business. You think he got lucky twice? Three times if you count Starlink which likely gets spun out into it's own business eventually.
And those business aren't just successful in that they aren't out of business, they're massive successes and have made him the richest person in the world (minus some saudi's who probably hold more non-public wealth).