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It's not enough to simply be first any more. Competition is coming hard, and Tesla has yet to prove they can build a pipeline of new models, like the incumbents
by indemnity 4y ago
It's not enough to simply be first any more. Competition is coming hard, and Tesla has yet to prove they can build a pipeline of new models, like the incumbents can. When the tech is commoditized, what are they going to do? They need a culture change for that, but with Elon at the helm, they'll be perpetually be run ragged into twenty different directions at once for the next moon-shot.
Feels like they are still requiring heroic efforts by teams to get a model released, but don't know how to follow up on it or how to switch to a more sustainable and incremental cadence.
Even if they manage to crack that, I personally will never buy a Tesla or anything from Elon's companies any more, so there's that factor too. Every time he opens his mouth, I become more convinced to not support him or his companies.
What kind of CEO needs to behave like this[1]? Was he always like this, or is it just more visible now?
[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1608031736214048771 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1608031736214048771