# Musk and Holmes share a 'superpower,' says Gibney

> Documentary director Alex Gibney, who made films about both Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes, identifies a striking similarity between them.
- Title: Musk and Holmes share a 'superpower,' says Gibney | Shortify
- Summary: Documentary director Alex Gibney, who made films about both Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes, identifies a striking similarity between them.
- Keywords: alex gibney, elon musk, elizabeth holmes, documentary, theranos, the inventor: out for blood in silicon v, musk, Business Insider
- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/elon-musk-elizabeth-holmes-similarities-alex-gibney-2026-11
- Author: Jason Guerrasio
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:16:01.227+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: alex gibney, elon musk, elizabeth holmes, documentary, theranos, the inventor: out for blood in silicon v, musk, business, technology
## Gibney made films about both
Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney made the Elizabeth Holmes documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley in two thousand nineteen. His latest documentary is Musk, examining the richest man in the world.
## Holmes founded Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes came to prominence in the two thousand tens as founder of Theranos, a health technology company claiming it could run hundreds of medical and diagnostic tests using only a few drops of blood.
## Both used confidence as a weapon
Gibney told Business Insider that Musk and Holmes share a superpower. Both were able through force of confidence to convince people of things that they knew not to be true.

> Musk, like Holmes, was able, through force of confidence, to convince people of things that they knew not to be true. That became a superpower.
## Key takeaway

Director Alex Gibney, who documented both Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes, says both used confidence to convince people of things they knew not to be true.