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That seems like an odd way to evaluate a CEO. I would evaluate more on what the company is able to achieve (yes, I understand Tesla's lack of profitability).
by pbreit 8y ago
That seems like an odd way to evaluate a CEO. I would evaluate more on what the company is able to achieve (yes, I understand Tesla's lack of profitability).
- tptacek 8y agoThat's a non-sequitur answer. He's refuting your claim that you can evaluate Musk's ability from his tenure at those two companies, because both are structured such that he can retain control regardless of his performance. He's not providing you with a rubric for evaluating CEOs, but rather pointing out how your own rubric is flawed.
- pbreit 8y agoI don't understand. How is his retaining control based on the structure of voting rights related to his job performance?
- bdcravens 8y agoGood question. You're the one that implied he must be a good CEO because he had been one for so long, which is silly if he can't be fired. "Elon has a pretty good track record of CEOing SpaceX (12 years) and Tesla (15 years)"
- pbreit 8y agoI'm saying he's a good CEO because has been a fantastic one for 15+ years at 2 world-changing companies. He's made shareholders 10s of billions of $$ so obviously would not be fired.