A loser? He’s achieved some pretty remarkable things in his life. Starting a car company AND a rocketship company within the same decade and running both? What exactly have you done in the past 10 years?
That said... i think he’s snapped. The pressure has gotten to him.
I haven’t done anything really in my life of any mention, you got me there, but I’m hoping the ten best years are ahead of me, (born in 1950).
My sense is that Musk has taken other people’s money, and will squander it. I think everyone was on board, but the past three months tells me the guy is a lefty progressive who can’t handle success.
Like I said, if I had some extra cash, I’d short his stock.
He’s likely always been like this. He is a successful person, but I think he and I are the same.
I have the intellect to run a company - even two of this size. But I don’t have “what it takes” to do either. He has a board, and I have a board. I have to take a step back and let them do them while I do me.
As a designer and visionary he and I both have what it takes, but there are certain aspects that we don’t.
I’m impressed by his life, but I also think he’s a flawed person - like everyone.
As far as where his company is going, it’s going down. And that’s ok - it’s supposed to. You can’t tell investors that but the Tesla car brand was designed not to be the best, it was designed to be the first. After this company broke ground of COURSE other companies will come and improve on it. That’s the natural progression. He understands this. Investors would never invest if they understood this as well.
The Solar industry seems to get it, and it’s investment has been glacially slow. Same with wind power. The first generations won’t be perfect but they are moving toward a goal.