The thing about Musk is he throws a lot of things at the wall, many of which fail. But he does it quickly, applies changes to incorporate lessons learned and comes out swinging. What I’ve learned about him, from losing money betting against him, is that he’s a degenerate gambler, but a really smart guy who really does learn from his mistakes. What’s more, he learns in a way that isn’t just about platitudes, but is effective in overcoming those mistakes, way late and way over-budget, but ultimately successful in coming out with a working product. What differentiates his products from the rest is that they are typically things that customers want to buy, at scale, that nobody else can quite replicate with remotely the same features and price.
Musk always delivers. It may take a bit longer than his insane time lines, but he delivers.
He’s a force of nature. Once he sets his mind on a goal he’s unstoppable.
I would not be at all surprised that he’ll be the first to land a man on Mars.