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Did you call for Jeff Bezos to be fired when Amazon did an about-face on HQ2? This is a company which has outperformed every possible expectation since the day

by zaroth 8y ago

Did you call for Jeff Bezos to be fired when Amazon did an about-face on HQ2? This is a company which has outperformed every possible expectation since the day Elon showed up, and part of that formula from the beginning has been the agility to about-face and react quickly to new data. Some people say we need Elon out and “adult supervision” is required. Or maybe, “adult supervision” is where a company dead set on making the impossible a reality goes to die. We don’t know what new data has come to light since their public announcement. The landlords threatened to sue to prevent Tesla from breaking their leases. Maybe the employees were planning some action? Maybe there was some groundswell of customer feedback on the new test drive model. Maybe the announcement is the best way to truly gauge public feedback on a course of action, and a company that can quickly gauge that reaction and alter course instead of plowing ahead against the data just because they already publically committed has a huge competitive advantage. Tesla is attempted to do something entirely novel and would be the first ever to succeed at it if they pull off this sales model. Fits and starts are to be expected and calling for heads to roll because of quick adjustments in strategy I think is exactly opposite from of reaction.

deft 8y ago
Instead of making fun of the commenter and replying as if you're talking to an absolute idiot, maybe comment on the content of what they have said.
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- zaroth 8y ago
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jcranmer 8y ago
> part of that formula from the beginning has been the agility to about-face and react quickly to new data. It's been just a week since the announcement. The only new data that could have come out in that time frame is data on the order of "you should have predicted this" (or explosive revelations that were being held for this sort of announcement, which we would have heard about already and have not). In other words, it means that the original plan was based on incomplete data, and it does not reflect well on the CEO, or whomever was in charge of the final decision, that they were making such a major decision in ignorance of details.

by zaroth 8y ago

deft 8y ago

Instead of making fun of the commenter and replying as if you're talking to an absolute idiot, maybe comment on the content of what they have said.

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zaroth 8y ago
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jcranmer 8y ago

> part of that formula from the beginning has been the agility to about-face and react quickly to new data. It's been just a week since the announcement. The only new data that could have come out in that time frame is data on the order of "you should have predicted this" (or explosive revelations that were being held for this sort of announcement, which we would have heard about already and have not). In other words, it means that the original plan was based on incomplete data, and it does not reflect well on the CEO, or whomever was in charge of the final decision, that they were making such a major decision in ignorance of details.