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As someone else in this thread noticed: so far all Musk did was incremental improvements to existing technologies (electric cars, autopilot, space rockets). He
by mamon 9y ago
As someone else in this thread noticed: so far all Musk did was incremental improvements to existing technologies (electric cars, autopilot, space rockets). He has no track of record of actually creating a new technology.
- jacquesm 9y agoExcept that the established players in those markets did not manage to do any of that stuff. Not a huge Musk fan but still let's give credit where credit is due. I see people that have built two web apps call themselves serial entrepreneur, I think Musk is actually worthy of that title and so far he did deliver the goods.
- mamon 9y agoOk, so he is a great entrepreneur: knows how to run the company to be profitable, low cost, high revenue, knows how to advertise, how to make a lot of hype. Those are great skills, but have nothing to do with technology. There are many companies that are better at creating new, disrupting technologies: Google with all of its AI research and Android, Amazon with a cloud platform, even Microsoft with Windows and Office was more disruptive than Tesla or SpaceX will ever be.
- jacquesm 9y agoYes, but you should compare SpaceX with other space entities and Tesla with other car manufacturers. Apples to apples. Comparing Tesla or SpaceX with Google, Amazon or Microsoft is pointless, they are in completely different fields.
- mamon 9y agoBut the point is: both Tesla and SpaceX already had their respective fields, with established players that proved the whole thing at least possible despite being far from perfection. Google or Amazon pioneered completely new fields, something that Musk is just now trying to do with Hyperloop
- jacquesm 9y ago> But the point is: both Tesla and SpaceX already had their respective fields, with established players that proved the whole thing at least possible despite being far from perfection. It is super hard to make something entirely new in an established field. > Google or Amazon pioneered completely new fields, something that Musk is just now trying to do with Hyperloop Google did not pioneer the search engine, Amazon did not pioneer e-commerce.
- Retra 9y agoHow is Hyperloop a new field? It's in the same field as high-speed trains, as it competes directly with them.
- erikpukinskis 9y ago> established players that proved the whole thing at least possible Who landed an orbital booster before SpaceX?
- ClassyJacket 9y agoHow can you possibly call Tesla not disruptive? They're a shining example of a disruptive company. They're turning the automotive industry on its head. No other company has made any comparable, widespread, viable attempt at a good electric car.
- mhermher 9y agoDoes the automotive industry appear to you to be on its head? What are the indications? If anything, government subsidies for evs have caused any changes you see more than Tesla itself. I think you might be engaging in a bit of wishful thinking.
- doctorstupid 9y agoGoing by global sales, I'd say a more affordable EV like the Leaf has been more disruptive than any Tesla.
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