3 ms·

do you have the same opinion of Musk?

• walkingolof 10y ago
  Gwynne Shotwell is the CEO of SpaceX.....
  • robinson7d 10y ago
    She appears to be President and COO; Musk is CEO and CTO.
• antiviral 10y ago
  I'm undecided on Musk. As I alluded to in my second paragraph, I think it depends on whether you've got a team and a plan that's working out. Specifically: First, it does seem that Musk has had a plan for at least two of those companies: Solar City and Tesla. It could still fail, but at least there is some plan and soon they will be one company. Second, I think my opinion would also depend on the bench strength of the rest of the company's team as well the other leadership. Basically, these will be the people who will be there to make the important decisions and make sure your company hits its results while you are working on your other company(s). I haven't learned enough about Musk's team to have an opinion on that yet. Finally, there is the question of the overall company vision/mission. I would say that Twitter's mission is under siege and in need of revisiting, far more than Musk's companies. This is can be confirmed by Twitter's consistently poor user growth numbers and feckless monetization efforts.
• Eridrus 10y ago
  The Musk biography made it seem like SpaceX & Tesla only survived by the skin of their teeth and he was considering pulling the plug on one to save the other. I'm sure we're all happy they didn't fail, but he didn't increase the chance of success with that move. Unlike Tesla/SpaceX at the time, Twitter is rolling in money and can afford to get almost anyone they want.
• rch 10y ago
  Musk isn't perfect, but he is a great engineer. You should only need to listen to him talk for a few minutes to know he's on a different level.