Write Off Elon Musk? A Misjudgment.

Many investors still cling to the notion that successful founders must embody the ideal type of the classical manager: rational, stable, and consensus-oriented. However, technological revolutions do not arise in the comfort zone – rather, they emerge at the edges of what is conceivable. It is not balance that drives innovation, but rather friction. Not equilibrium, but obsession. Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tesla – all these tech giants were founded by personalities who were not models of conformity, but driven by uncompromising vision and almost...