> I think the relatively objective argument is that while Musk was necessary initially to get Tesla into existence and functioning
Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpennin initially got Tesla into existence.
Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpennin initially got Tesla into existence.
It doesn't always matter who initially created the company. For example one of the co-founders of Apple was Ronald Wayne, whom the vast majority of people have never heard of. He left Apple very early and sold all his shares back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800.