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> How much hands-on tech involvement does Musk actually have in his enterprises? From multiple interviews, Elon has stated that he spends the majority of his t

by anondon 10y ago

> How much hands-on tech involvement does Musk actually have in his enterprises? From multiple interviews, Elon has stated that he spends the majority of his time on engineering and design problems, and very little time on business, PR.

wcummings 10y ago
PR BS & founder worship. If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews
- anondon 10y ago
  > If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews There's a difference between spending minimal time and no time at all on business, PR aspects. > founder worship I only stated the facts. Where is the worship?
  - dragandj 10y ago
    If by facts you mean "the picture that Musk's PR machine wants you to believe as facts" then yes. Unless you spend lots of time with him personally so you state that first-hand. Somehow, I don't believe in superhumans. Elon is undoubtedly smart and successfull, but he is not a Batman (or Superman, or whatever).
    - anondon 10y ago
      By facts, I mean what Elon Musk has stated himself. The interview with Sam Altman in How to build the future is one instance where Elon states this. In the same interview Sam also states that when Elon took him for a tour of SpaceX, Elon talked about the engineering aspects in detail and had a surprisingly good understanding of how the components worked. Another instance is in the recode interview I think. And how often do you see Elon going around doing PR stuff? AFAIK not much.
      - dragandj 10y ago
        So, in an interwiev, Elon talked some engineering aspects to another enterpreneur, Sam, and Sam, who never did any rocketry, concluded that was a surprisingly good understanding of how components worked. How the hell Sam Altman does know anything about rocketry? That's exactly what I'm talking about. Elon certainly understands some general concepts, maybe even decent amount of engineering (for a businessman). He is obviously an excellent businessman, and, I'd say, even better personal brand promoter. Everything beyond that is just PR that is obviously excellent since intelligent people fall for it.
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by anondon 10y ago

wcummings 10y ago

PR BS & founder worship. If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews

anondon 10y ago
> If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews There's a difference between spending minimal time and no time at all on business, PR aspects. > founder worship I only stated the facts. Where is the worship?
- dragandj 10y ago
  If by facts you mean "the picture that Musk's PR machine wants you to believe as facts" then yes. Unless you spend lots of time with him personally so you state that first-hand. Somehow, I don't believe in superhumans. Elon is undoubtedly smart and successfull, but he is not a Batman (or Superman, or whatever).
  - anondon 10y ago
    By facts, I mean what Elon Musk has stated himself. The interview with Sam Altman in How to build the future is one instance where Elon states this. In the same interview Sam also states that when Elon took him for a tour of SpaceX, Elon talked about the engineering aspects in detail and had a surprisingly good understanding of how the components worked. Another instance is in the recode interview I think. And how often do you see Elon going around doing PR stuff? AFAIK not much.
    - dragandj 10y ago
      So, in an interwiev, Elon talked some engineering aspects to another enterpreneur, Sam, and Sam, who never did any rocketry, concluded that was a surprisingly good understanding of how components worked. How the hell Sam Altman does know anything about rocketry? That's exactly what I'm talking about. Elon certainly understands some general concepts, maybe even decent amount of engineering (for a businessman). He is obviously an excellent businessman, and, I'd say, even better personal brand promoter. Everything beyond that is just PR that is obviously excellent since intelligent people fall for it.
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