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Karparthy worked for Elon for, what, 5 years? How did he do it, if Elon is Ivan the Terrible?
by GeorgeTirebiter 7mo ago
Karparthy worked for Elon for, what, 5 years? How did he do it, if Elon is Ivan the Terrible?
- jazzpush2 7mo agoKarpathy makes great educational content. It's not clear what industry (or academic) research he did even now, five years later.
- cmorgan31 7mo agoMate, wouldn’t it make sense that these rules are applied via hierarchy? If Elon respects Karparthy he almost certainly gave him a longer leash and Karparthy’s output was strong enough to not warrant intervention. It’s clear he did not want to stay long term so I’m not sure this is a strong line of thinking.
- GeorgeTirebiter 7mo agoIt's possible. I don't know. My tone comes off as support Elon, and I do not, at all. I've seen first-hand almost all of these tactics while I was at <Elon Company>. I'm observing that some people seem to do OK at Elon's companies, and for many years, and never seem to get the boot or be abused in other ways. Therefore, Elon is probably not quite as bad a manager as he is made out to be. This is all I am saying. Since I have firsthand knowledge, I believe my opinion has value. Those that disagree? Show me your Source of Truth. Thank you.
- cmorgan31 7mo agoI don’t believe Elon is even remotely related to a people manager. He’s a stakeholder and operator which require different skill sets. He finds folks who will manage to o bring the empathy he tends to lose in his pursuit of his next project. I believe your evidence may be anecdotally valuable but let’s be clear about the dynamic of a founder/ceo.