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The problem is either he's lying (that he knows they won't meet the targets; unlikely given his personality) or his ego is preventing him from actually understa
by 0xCMP 8y ago
The problem is either he's lying (that he knows they won't meet the targets; unlikely given his personality) or his ego is preventing him from actually understanding the problem space and prior work so they can avoid what seems, from the outside at least, like common issues other manufacturers have dealt with before.
Elon being so over confident that he ignores reality is the fear/problem. They made 5000 Model 3's a week after going basically -all out-. So yea, there are still issues and we will see how long it'll take to fix and if he'll need to raise again even though he strongly claims he won't need to.
- mirceal 8y agoI would give Musk more credit than this. He obviously knows when the deadlines/targets are unrealistic. I don’t think that’s the point. The point is that he’s pushing really hard to make them realistic. And even if he gets 50% of the way there it’s still a massive win compared to being realistic/conservative. Also, people’s imagination does not respond really well to boring/conservative.
- Robotbeat 8y agoIt’s also an advantage. The intern makes mistakes more often than anyone else but also sees what the veterans cannot. Anyway, I think at this point Elon is fully aware of how hard this is.