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Tesla – Musk did not found Tesla. It was started by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003. Musk joined as an investor in 2004 and later took over as CEO.

by op00to 2y ago

Tesla – Musk did not found Tesla. It was started by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003. Musk joined as an investor in 2004 and later took over as CEO. Tesla’s engineering and production achievements are the result of work by thousands of engineers and employees. Bought, not built. Starlink is a project within SpaceX, which Musk co-founded, but the development of its satellite internet network has been carried out by SpaceX engineers and scientists. The technology and execution come from a large team. Reusable Rockets – The success of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy reusability was achieved through the efforts of SpaceX’s engineers, especially Tom Mueller, who led the development of the Merlin engines.

octopoc 2y ago
Musk’s skill seems to be building and fostering a successful team, and picking up engineering-related skills quickly. Those skills arguably transfer to what DOGE’s goals are better than being a really great mechanical engineer or being a really great chemist.
- op00to 2y ago
  Musk has a history of driving talented people away rather than fostering strong teams [1] — just look at the high turnover at Tesla and SpaceX, and the chaos he caused at Twitter/X. Many of his top engineers and executives have left due to his management style, which is often described as erratic and demanding to the point of burnout. As for engineering skills, he’s more of a charismatic salesman than an actual engineer. Unlike a private company, where a CEO can make unilateral decisions and push employees to extreme workloads, the government requires collaboration, compromise, and stability. Federal agencies rely on institutional knowledge and long-term strategy, not impulsive shake-ups and mass firings. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-loses-4-top-executives-ahead-of-robotaxi-event-2024-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-loses-4-top-execut...
  - octopoc 2y ago
    He’s a controversial leader, sure. I get the impression people work under him because he gives them opportunities to work on cool stuff, not because he’s a kind, compassionate boss. But what I’m getting at is that he’s successful. Unless you believe all his amazing successes are due to luck, you have to admit that he’s very, very effective as a leader. Even if we can’t understand why, he’s still affective.
    - op00to 2y ago
      It’s easy to seem successful when you’re rich.
DontchaKnowit 2y ago
Is your criticism really that Musk didnt build stuff HIMSELF but had a team of engineers? Yeah of course no one thinks he designed and assembled every starlink sattalite himself. Thats a preposterous contention. He did, in facf, lead the teams that accomplished this stuff.

by op00to 2y ago

octopoc 2y ago

Musk’s skill seems to be building and fostering a successful team, and picking up engineering-related skills quickly. Those skills arguably transfer to what DOGE’s goals are better than being a really great mechanical engineer or being a really great chemist.

op00to 2y ago
Musk has a history of driving talented people away rather than fostering strong teams [1] — just look at the high turnover at Tesla and SpaceX, and the chaos he caused at Twitter/X. Many of his top engineers and executives have left due to his management style, which is often described as erratic and demanding to the point of burnout. As for engineering skills, he’s more of a charismatic salesman than an actual engineer. Unlike a private company, where a CEO can make unilateral decisions and push employees to extreme workloads, the government requires collaboration, compromise, and stability. Federal agencies rely on institutional knowledge and long-term strategy, not impulsive shake-ups and mass firings. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-loses-4-top-executives-ahead-of-robotaxi-event-2024-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-loses-4-top-execut...
- octopoc 2y ago
  He’s a controversial leader, sure. I get the impression people work under him because he gives them opportunities to work on cool stuff, not because he’s a kind, compassionate boss. But what I’m getting at is that he’s successful. Unless you believe all his amazing successes are due to luck, you have to admit that he’s very, very effective as a leader. Even if we can’t understand why, he’s still affective.
  - op00to 2y ago
    It’s easy to seem successful when you’re rich.

DontchaKnowit 2y ago

Is your criticism really that Musk didnt build stuff HIMSELF but had a team of engineers? Yeah of course no one thinks he designed and assembled every starlink sattalite himself. Thats a preposterous contention. He did, in facf, lead the teams that accomplished this stuff.