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Oh no, Elon failed so hard at running tech companies that he accidentally built three of the most innovative companies of the last 20 years and became the world
by aardvarkr 4y ago
Oh no, Elon failed so hard at running tech companies that he accidentally built three of the most innovative companies of the last 20 years and became the worlds richest man… you can hate him all you want but don’t underestimate him. I hate that I have to be the voice of reason here since I really hate his god complex but I can at least respect what he’s built. That list includes X/PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX. Don’t let your hatred blind you. He sucks but running innovative companies is his bread and butter. Twitter isn’t innovative though and I hope it crushes him.
- hannasanarion 4y agoElon didn't "build" any of his businesses, he is and always was the "money guy". He provided startup capital for X.com and SpaceX, but never did any substantial technical work on either. He bought Tesla after they already had several prototypes and started cosplaying as "founder" and fired everybody who called BS.
- megaman821 4y agoAny tips for the rest of us on how we can "money guy" our way to one of the richest people on earth?
- hannasanarion 4y agoStep 1: Inherit a fortune from your family of modern day slavers Step 2: Have those loads of that money available during the first months of a widely anticipated telecom revolution. Step 3: pour that money into the most obviously practical use case of the brand new technology to quickly capture market share, optimally one where network effects will solidify your monopoly in perpetuity, such as payment processing