The Believer (2009)
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The Believer (2009)
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#2PR firm written
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#3It's a bit silly that the article presented him as basically godly. But perhaps if we too, like the author, had a chance to sit down and talk to him and really learn about his adventures, we would be in awe as well. All in all, it was still a good read.
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#4Previous discussion:
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#5I have a ton of respect for Musk, but at this stage the recent coverage seems to treat him as the next messiah (and not just here, but also in the financial space)
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#6I think many of us would do the same things and have the same vision as Elon Musk given the chance.
The problem is one of funding, and the fact that acquiring money is not normally correlated with broad vision, and that having money is not normally correlated with executing that vision.
In short, Elon Musk's advantage is that he is an outlier in terms of how he was able to acquire money, and how he is able to control his use of it. Commendable, and the true lesson.
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#7I have a ton of respect for Musk, but at this stage the recent coverage seems to treat him as the next messiah (and not just here, but also in the financial space)
Normal CEOs get to their positions by a road paved in bullshit. Someone at the top of several large companies with a focus on real quality and execution—with sense enough to tell the difference—is an extremely rare thing.
It shouldn't be, but it is. I think that's why.
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#9I think many of us would do the same things and have the same vision as Elon Musk given the chance. The problem is one of funding, and the fact that acquiring money is not normally correlated with broad vision, and that having money is not normally correlated with executing that vision. In short, Elon Musk's advantage is that he is an outlier in terms of how he was able to acquire money, and how he is able to control…
An inspiring notion, but there are lots of people who have as much wealth as Elon Musk. They're not doing anything like what Musk is doing. Apparently most people either 1. retire and buy fancy yachts or 2. continue working on whatever business made them rich in the first place.
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#10I have a ton of respect for Musk, but at this stage the recent coverage seems to treat him as the next messiah (and not just here, but also in the financial space)
If you bought TSLA stock last year or before, he may very well be your financial messiah.