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A Croatian company founded by a guy who's..35...

by aerodog 3y ago

WJW 3y ago
What does the age or nationality of the founder have to do with it? Do cars go less fast in Croatia?
- tgv 3y ago
  The obvious, I think: Croatia is small and doesn't have much of a car industry, nor of a history of tech development.
  - fiksie 3y ago
    >doesn't have much of a car industry Rimac is focused on electric car part development like electro-hydraulic brake system. You don't have to have assembly lines for that. >no history of tech development Croatia has Rimac and Infobip, which puts them above average unicorn per capita in EU. Companies are succeeding in spite of leftover corruption from commie times.
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  - BerislavLopac 3y ago
    > nor of a history of tech development Oh, it has a very long history of tech development, including that one guy whose name was stolen for that other overvalued EV company.
    - tgv 3y ago
      I haven't seen much of that history, and Tesla might have been born in current Croatia, but was ethnically a Serb, but most importantly, he did most of his work in the US. I think that's what makes that car company more remarkable: talented tech/entrepeneur doesn't go to the States.
      - BerislavLopac 3y ago
        > most importantly, he did most of his work in the US That is correct, and I agree that it's most important -- his ethnicity is completely irrelevant (no more than Steve Jobs's Syrian one) and his place of birth just slightly more, as it defined where he went for education (Graz and Prague) and early work (Budapest and Paris, which led directly to his move to the US). > I haven't seen much of that history Which is fair, especially considering the fact that it wasn't a separate country for most of its history. But things like electric speedometer, military torpedo, rubber hot water bottle and a few others came from there.
- dna_polymerase 3y ago
  I'd argue the company would be less remarkable if it was founded by an 50 year old ex-BMW manager in Bavaria. Mate Rimac is an impressive man, have a look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_Rimac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_Rimac
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vrc 3y ago
Who’s also now the CEO of Bugatti Rimac, a new JV between Porsche, Bugatti, and Rimac.
metadata 3y ago
I will just put this here: https://youtu.be/WAf1_zWThyE?t=526 https://youtu.be/WAf1_zWThyE?t=526
yardie 3y ago
Who started his company at 23 which is even more impressive. The founders of Tesla for, example, were well established in consumer electronics before starting the car company. And cars are the most complex consumer electronics on the market. So starting this endeavor in your early 20s is really impressive.
tylerag 3y ago
Gordon Murray built his first car in his early twenties. Koenigsegg founded his company when he was in his early twenties.
dig1 3y ago
Don't be fooled by these headlines. His father is known for close ties with the ruling party and was/is under investigation for all sorts of laundering and land schemes. I would not be surprised if some of that money ended up as a seed for the company and car development.

A Croatian company founded by a guy who's..35...

WJW 3y ago

What does the age or nationality of the founder have to do with it? Do cars go less fast in Croatia?

tgv 3y ago
The obvious, I think: Croatia is small and doesn't have much of a car industry, nor of a history of tech development.
- fiksie 3y ago
  >doesn't have much of a car industry Rimac is focused on electric car part development like electro-hydraulic brake system. You don't have to have assembly lines for that. >no history of tech development Croatia has Rimac and Infobip, which puts them above average unicorn per capita in EU. Companies are succeeding in spite of leftover corruption from commie times.
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- BerislavLopac 3y ago
  > nor of a history of tech development Oh, it has a very long history of tech development, including that one guy whose name was stolen for that other overvalued EV company.
  - tgv 3y ago
    I haven't seen much of that history, and Tesla might have been born in current Croatia, but was ethnically a Serb, but most importantly, he did most of his work in the US. I think that's what makes that car company more remarkable: talented tech/entrepeneur doesn't go to the States.
    - BerislavLopac 3y ago
      > most importantly, he did most of his work in the US That is correct, and I agree that it's most important -- his ethnicity is completely irrelevant (no more than Steve Jobs's Syrian one) and his place of birth just slightly more, as it defined where he went for education (Graz and Prague) and early work (Budapest and Paris, which led directly to his move to the US). > I haven't seen much of that history Which is fair, especially considering the fact that it wasn't a separate country for most of its history. But things like electric speedometer, military torpedo, rubber hot water bottle and a few others came from there.
dna_polymerase 3y ago
I'd argue the company would be less remarkable if it was founded by an 50 year old ex-BMW manager in Bavaria. Mate Rimac is an impressive man, have a look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_Rimac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_Rimac
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vrc 3y ago

Who’s also now the CEO of Bugatti Rimac, a new JV between Porsche, Bugatti, and Rimac.

metadata 3y ago

I will just put this here: https://youtu.be/WAf1_zWThyE?t=526 https://youtu.be/WAf1_zWThyE?t=526

yardie 3y ago

Who started his company at 23 which is even more impressive. The founders of Tesla for, example, were well established in consumer electronics before starting the car company. And cars are the most complex consumer electronics on the market. So starting this endeavor in your early 20s is really impressive.

tylerag 3y ago

Gordon Murray built his first car in his early twenties. Koenigsegg founded his company when he was in his early twenties.

dig1 3y ago

Don't be fooled by these headlines. His father is known for close ties with the ruling party and was/is under investigation for all sorts of laundering and land schemes. I would not be surprised if some of that money ended up as a seed for the company and car development.