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Separting the Art from the Artist
- The idolatry of Elon Musk is interesting to some, but it seems somewhat concerning…why do we persistently forgive his faults?
- While he can boast the achievements of Tesla, SpaceX and Solar City, he is equally responsible for a range of failures and shortcomings.
- There is a belief that his company's achievements should offset his personal and business failures
- Elon Musk’s various successes in technology have been counterpointed with numerous missteps over the years.
- Despite many missteps, and a mixed success rate across his businesses, there are still legions of Elon Musk supporters.
- The idolization shows no signs of letting up, though the question remains: should it?
- Venture capitalists love to talk about how six failures are necessary to achieve one massive success. Yet, Musk has fails of both types - good and bad.
- Everyone has heard about Musk's successful enterprises, but what about the bad ones? Including mismanagement, poor decision-making, fraud and malfeasance, his ventures such as PayPal and Tesla have stumbled.
- To consider giving money to Musk's next venture, one must believe he can separate himself from his somewhat disastrous track record.
- His unpredictability, impulsiveness, and preference for his own benefit lend an air of risk to any investment possibility.
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