# In an op-ed, Professor Allen Adamson asserts that a large portion of Tesla's success stems from its competitors' lack of significant innovation

1 Faculty News February 11, 2020 ![Forbes logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030508.jpg?itok=SId6k3bx)>

Excerpt from [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenadamson/2020/02/11/the-real-driver-of-teslas-100-billion-valuation-is-the-dearth-of-innovation-in-the-auto-industry/#402c485644da) -- "The headlines about the valuation of Tesla seem to multiply along with the company’s share price. As the electric-car maker’s market value recently topped $100 billion, it’s clear that Elon Musk has driven Tesla into a new zone. But, Tesla’s peak is not necessarily because Wall Street believes Musk is doing everything right."

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