Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that Elon Musk is a fascinating person. At today’s date he’s the richest person in the world, with his net worth estimated at $222bn, and he has cofounded companies including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and tunnelling startup Boring Company. His success rate is incredibly high.
Contrasting Musk to Jeff Bezos, the second richest person in the world who has won big but famously failed at 57 different projects (and happily admits to his, “cascade of experiments and mistakes and failures”), Musk’s approach appears to be rifle shot rather than scattergun. Musk and Bezos are the two richest