If you want to understand his motivations, he gave a wide ranging interview to the ATP (Accidental Tech Podcast) guys at the time he jumped ship to Tesla. Basi

If you want to understand his motivations, he gave a wide ranging interview to the ATP (Accidental Tech Podcast) guys at the time he jumped ship to Tesla. Basically it seemed to boil down to him now being a people manager as much as he is an engineer - he really enjoys helping teams of people succeed at complex technical problems. This doesn't surprise me at all, given how the nature of work often changes as one climbs an org tree. http://atp.fm/205-chris-lattner-interview-transcript/ http://atp.fm/205-chris-lattner-interview-transcript/