3 ms·
Talent is everything. Without Elon Musk, or Von Braun there are no key rocket program break throughs. Not that I know much about rockets, just that there are k
by dukeofdoom 6y ago
Talent is everything. Without Elon Musk, or Von Braun there are no key rocket program break throughs.
Not that I know much about rockets, just that there are key talented people that push the world forward. You need the worker bees. But someone at the top has to be the visionary genius.
If was the manager of a soccer team that came in last in the League. One way of improving would be to replace my weakest players. And the team would probably marginally improve. But it doesn't usually happen that way. Chances are your best players are not talented enough either, and you should replace those too. Or Perhaps, trading two of your good players for one more talented. Which is typically what happens.
So not sure if I would agree with the premise of the article.
Also, If I was building a stock portfolio, one not terrible way of doing it would probably be around how many PhDs the companies have on the payroll.
- nednar 6y agoThis is a valid argument for the discussion. I don't agree with it, but thanks for sharing. What do you think are Elon Musks talents that push his SpaceX program forward? In which area do you think that you could make a valuable contribution to the world?
- dukeofdoom 6y agoIf he succeeds reusable rockets, privatizing the space program, commercial flights into space, starlink, and the tech he develops around his quest to going to Mars. Elon has a unique combination of business skills and technical skills. My contribution is in technology development. But even the dumbest ones of us can make a valuable contribution to the world by properly raising the next generation of human beings.