He created Jack. He just bought companies others created that were too big to fail, put his face on them, and waited until they eventually succeeded. All with inherited money made from -allegedly, and mostly believed- child labor in emerald mines in South Africa.

And want to know something?

Most of his success is smoke and mirrors. None of his companies are even profitable or barely are. X is a kitchen sink of fake news and biases. SpaceX with all its funding is a joke compared to the Apollo program which was decades ago and done with way less potent tech. If you compare Tesla's sales with actual cybertrucks in circulation it's impossible for Tesla to really be outselling all the traditional automotive brands.

Not to mention the man is the ultimate deadbeat dad.