Probably because in order to make those sorts of 10x impacts he's doing... He's pushing the boundaries of whats legal, ethical and/or moral. Yes, some of it is simply his ability to "think different" and be willing to work outside the box. Sometimes those boxes are fully ok to break, sometimes those boxes are legal or ethical standards that he also breaks with vigor.

Also a lot of the things he does is not 10x. Look at twitter. He's turned it from the worlds town square to a square filled with a bunch of white dudes in pointy white hats.