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The advantage of a great technology company is its ability to continue innovating, make hard decisions, and maintain a commitment to quality. You could take al

The advantage of a great technology company is its ability to continue innovating, make hard decisions, and maintain a commitment to quality. You could take all of Tesla's IP and hand it to any company and they couldn't do anything with it except use it to burn money. Tesla is the first choice for great engineers interested in its fields of work. The reason is that Elon Musk wants to help them do great work and he actually knows how to help them do it. He's not perfect but he's the best there is today and he's only getting better. Great technology companies are like massive gravitational anomalies for a specific field. Until their power fades or a more powerful anomaly comes along it's impossible to beat them.

gamblor956 8y ago
You could take all of Tesla's IP and hand it to any company and they couldn't do anything with it except use it to burn money. So far, that's all Tesla has managed to accomplish as well... The advantage of a great technology company is its ability to continue innovating, make hard decisions, and maintain a commitment to quality. One noted problem that Tesla faces is that Musk is frequently unable to make hard decisions because he spends so much time micromanaging...he's easily distracted by the latest new "thing" he wants each car to have. As for quality...many people who have ridden in or owned a Tesla would dispute the notion that Teslas are quality cars. You can get much better built ICE cars for a quarter of the money, hybrids for half the money, and competing EVs for 2/3rds of the cost of a Tesla. Tesla is the first choice for great engineers interested in its fields of work. The reason is that Elon Musk wants to help them do great work and he actually knows how to help them do it. The many engineers and AI scientists who have left Tesla in the past year would strongly disagree with that statement. Musk has frequently forced his engineers to do things based on marketing goals rather than sound engineering principles.

gamblor956 8y ago

You could take all of Tesla's IP and hand it to any company and they couldn't do anything with it except use it to burn money. So far, that's all Tesla has managed to accomplish as well... The advantage of a great technology company is its ability to continue innovating, make hard decisions, and maintain a commitment to quality. One noted problem that Tesla faces is that Musk is frequently unable to make hard decisions because he spends so much time micromanaging...he's easily distracted by the latest new "thing" he wants each car to have. As for quality...many people who have ridden in or owned a Tesla would dispute the notion that Teslas are quality cars. You can get much better built ICE cars for a quarter of the money, hybrids for half the money, and competing EVs for 2/3rds of the cost of a Tesla. Tesla is the first choice for great engineers interested in its fields of work. The reason is that Elon Musk wants to help them do great work and he actually knows how to help them do it. The many engineers and AI scientists who have left Tesla in the past year would strongly disagree with that statement. Musk has frequently forced his engineers to do things based on marketing goals rather than sound engineering principles.