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His recklessness is exactly what got him results. He is basically saying "fuck it lets blow up rockets until it works". And it does end up working because he wa
by IMTDb 3y ago
His recklessness is exactly what got him results. He is basically saying "fuck it lets blow up rockets until it works". And it does end up working because he was able to surround himself with people that are able to integrate teaching from each "failed" launch and improve the product. The day SpaceX swaps a reckless CEO for a careful one is the day they will stop blowing up rockets. It is also the day the competition will start to catch up.
- golemotron 3y agoYes. It's hilarious seeing proponents of agile who are not able to recognize it when it is applied in a non-software context. "Haha look at the fool! He can't get it right the first time."
- andrewflnr 3y agoHow sure are you that the proponents of agile and those criticizing Elon are the same people? In my limited experience, they are definitely not.
- usefulcat 3y agoI agree that a certain amount of RUD is both expected and quite good for SpaceX. I mean, clearly they're doing quite well, so it seems pretty obvious that this is true? When I said 'reckless', I was referring more to the repeated WTFs in his handling of the twitter acquisition, including but not limited to the acquisition itself.
- AtlasBarfed 3y agoI was told that Elon does very little at SpaceX now, it is effectively run by Gwynne Shotwell. Is that wrong?