[axiosgunnar]

Sounds like a liability to Tesla and SpaceX. They are just one bus accident away from irrelevancy. I always assumed Musk was good at creating a company culture where people are innovative, which could in theory be kept alive even if Musk wasn't there anymore. Not so much when all engineering relies on his ideas.

[uejfiweun]

Yeah, I think Graham was being a little hyperbolic here. Certainly Elon's engineering genius helps the companies, but my guess is that it's primarily through attracting other brilliant engineers, rather than singlehandedly doing all the innovation himself.

[earleybird]

Working with smart folks is the best way I know to do better myself.