It was fall 2016 that Musk made 3 unilateral, and delusional strategic decisions: the Alien Dreadnought, Solar City, and HW2. I call it the ASH doctrine: Musk's 3 point plan to reduce Tesla to ashes. Before that, I thought Tesla had a chance, but since late 2016 I've been on Tesla deathwatch. And now, here we are, no solar shingles, no $35k Model 3, no full self driving, no money, no profit, no credibility, and no surprises to anyone who has been watching this without Musk approved rose coloured glasses.
The bonfire of his vanity is gloaming, and yet the fans are still fanning the flames.
Maybe we could look at Uber, but it's too soon to tell. And The new management there seems earnest, but I'm not sure they're looking so hot from an actual business perspective.
I don't know, how visionary and/or toxic would you consider the founders of Tesla to be before they got the boot?
If we're just looking into this question to understand how important neurosis is in creating greatness, I think we need the more obvious counterfactual first.
But better is relative.
Otherwise someone responds with an example and you just say that it doesn't count.