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SpaceX had adult leadership for a long time. I suspect there was a tacit agreement with Musk about a bit of separation. He broke through that professional fire

SpaceX had adult leadership for a long time. I suspect there was a tacit agreement with Musk about a bit of separation. He broke through that professional firewall when he merged xAI with SpaceX and then pushed it to go public as he did. I also posit that Gwynne Shotwell is weirdly undervalued for what she's accomplished and what she's put up with, and I think that will show up some time in the future. There was enough technical analysis to show that even Musk's cult feed can't overcome the significant financial hardships he laid on SpaceX. I personally think it was his jump the shark move. He can't really go up again after this. He no longer has any untainted assets for mega-exploits.

sdenton4 3mo ago
"succeeding despite Elon musk" is, however, a skill set applicable at only a (strike)small number of companies (/strike) single company.
- ambicapter 3mo ago
  I'm sure her skill here translates to other difficult CEO personalities.
  - sdenton4 3mo ago
    ... But are those CEOs ready to admit that those skills are needed?
AustinDev 3mo ago
>'Gwynne Shotwell is weirdly undervalued for what she's accomplished and what she's put up with, and I think that will show up some time in the future.' Gwynne is fiercely loyal to Elon. I don't expect to see significant strife between them.
- Mountain_Skies 3mo ago
  There are a small single digit number of 'new space' company president opportunities in the world and one of them requires dealing with Musk. Makes sense to be loyal when there's so few other equal opportunities. No doubt many companies would love to have her at the helm but very few offer the ability to build reusable rockets.
consensus1 3mo ago
Have you got any evidence for these claims?
laughing_man 3mo ago
I wouldn't say Shotwell is "undervalued, weirdly or not. She's a household name among space enthusiasts. Without looking, can you tell me who the COO of ULA is?

sdenton4 3mo ago

"succeeding despite Elon musk" is, however, a skill set applicable at only a (strike)small number of companies (/strike) single company.

ambicapter 3mo ago
I'm sure her skill here translates to other difficult CEO personalities.
- sdenton4 3mo ago
  ... But are those CEOs ready to admit that those skills are needed?

AustinDev 3mo ago

>'Gwynne Shotwell is weirdly undervalued for what she's accomplished and what she's put up with, and I think that will show up some time in the future.' Gwynne is fiercely loyal to Elon. I don't expect to see significant strife between them.

Mountain_Skies 3mo ago
There are a small single digit number of 'new space' company president opportunities in the world and one of them requires dealing with Musk. Makes sense to be loyal when there's so few other equal opportunities. No doubt many companies would love to have her at the helm but very few offer the ability to build reusable rockets.

consensus1 3mo ago

Have you got any evidence for these claims?

laughing_man 3mo ago

I wouldn't say Shotwell is "undervalued, weirdly or not. She's a household name among space enthusiasts. Without looking, can you tell me who the COO of ULA is?