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>> wholly dependent on a startup Lol. Startup. That crutch is long gone. If you are worth more than Ford and Honda combined, there are no excuses.

• oblio 4y ago
  I think his point was criticism, not praise. I.e. they're big but they're operating like a (s)crappy startup.
  • sandworm101 4y ago
    A scrappy startup that fields its own infrastructure (chargers) restricts access to that infrastructure by potential competators, supresses home repair and seeks to control or destroy any secondary markets/sales via DRM. Tesla's mentality is more akin to Microsoft than any startup. Startups are generally customer rather than IP-focused.
    • sokoloff 4y ago
      Restricting superchargers to Tesla customers could easily be viewed as an example of being customer-focused.
    • oblio 4y ago
      > Tesla's mentality is more akin to Microsoft than any startup. Startups are generally customer rather than IP-focused. Every serious VC is like Microsoft. What you're talking about are not startups, in my opinion, they're mom and pop stores, the ones that don't grow explosively. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/12/strategy-letter-i-ben-and-jerrys-vs-amazon/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/12/strategy-letter-i-...