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It's a tangent but I hope he will be able to slow down a little. If he burns out I wonder what will spaceX and his other companies become
by icefo 8y ago
It's a tangent but I hope he will be able to slow down a little. If he burns out I wonder what will spaceX and his other companies become
- adventured 8y agoSpaceX would probably be fine with Gwynne Shotwell running it, absent Musk, at this point. Perhaps they'd lose some of their media/PR attention and the daring to take chances that Musk is known for. I'd expect SpaceX would become a bit more conservative in its ambitions, and would probably continue to operate well and be very successful as a business. It's the Apple model without Steve Jobs. Cook is a tremendous operator, he's just not a visionary or new product guy. Apple won't have to worry until the next big inflection point. SpaceX could probably ride - with modest incremental improvement - on its technology lead for the next 10-15 years. In the case of Tesla, the best thing they could do is hire a talented operations heavy CEO and have Musk be the product lead. He has never shown himself to be a particularly talented CEO, it'd be better if he focused on what he's the best at.
- Robotbeat 8y agoI'm hugely impressed by Gwynne Shotwell, and I agree SpaceX is in good hands with her at the wheel.