Tesla’s problem

Nikola Tesla is the father of many inventions including the modern electrical system, a practical light bulb, radio, X-rays, and many many more. Yet he died basically penniless and probably insane. If he had had one great idea and followed through on it, he still would have died insane, but he would have ended up like Howard Hughes: insanely rich. Instead he invented something, proved it worked, and moved on. His gift was his curse.