• neatchee@lemmy.world
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    Sorry, no, I don’t have a citation for their internal projections before IPO lol. But in none of those cases did he come in and gut leadership; he just bought in to a company that was already well into development with a clear vision. He’s not a genius. He’s not a brilliant business strategist. He’s decent at marketing and hype, and he’s got pretty good vision for what things in the world will end up successful. But that’s it

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      So, basically, he started believing his own hype, and took WAY too much personal credit for results which came about due to the hard work and expertise of others. If he had kept himself in check, he could have been remembered as an above average success. Because of his ego, though, his weaknesses and limitations are on full display.

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        Musk wasn’t even involved in the day to day of Tesla. He was on the board until 2008, and then went hands on with vehicle design and marketing only. If you think that’s what it takes to “run a startup” then you’ve clearly never worked at a startup.

        You said he “ran several startups to profitability”. That is what I’m refuting. He didn’t run shit. He funded and marketed. All of the actual operations of the businesses were the work of other people, not him.

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        I’m sorry mister, “you got any sources for that?” guy, but I just gotta ask…

        You got any sources for all this bullshit you’re spewing?

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            Bet. Let’s see em! Common knowledge is often confused with common hearsay.

            I know you’re not gonna get the sources because who has time for that? That’s actually more my point because it’s annoying seeing someone ask others for sources and then go on to make claims against others without sources of their own.