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I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by Alupis »

cmrdporcupine wrote: post #74
Alupis wrote: post #68

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The guy literally earned hundreds of millions of dollars by writing code. I think that qualifies him to do code reviews however he wants... no? My code has earned me zero millions so far... > The difference is your sports coach knows what good looks like How can we honestly say Musk doesn't? Has his numerous successes not demonstrated he clearly knows what he's doing? All of his thousands and thousands of employees a…

What code has Musk ever written?

Zip2 and X.com (later PayPal after a merger).

These two ventures are what propelled Musk to where he is today.

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by more_corn »

trentnix wrote: post #17
xeromal wrote: post #6

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This guy worked with elon for 1 year. He's says in the article that he didn't enjoy that style of management and left. Sounds like he's the perfect candidate for this topic rather than a yes man from elon

Twenty years ago. I’ve no doubt Musk is mercurial, but the time gap alone is enough to render the article likely moot.

You don’t think musk is mercurial anymore? Are you paying any attention at all?

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by TheLoafOfBread »

Alupis wrote: post #71
joecool1029 wrote: post #63

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> Which actually sounds wonderful... working with an entire organization that is aligned in thought and motivations, and everyone bringing their 'A' game. Compare that to your current job... Join a cult? > Not to mention the guy in the article only worked with Musk for less than 1 year, over 20 years ago. He's likely much worse now. A person's nature doesn't change so much over the years but the experiences they have…

> Join a cult? I remember, just a little over a year ago where the fever surrounding anything Musk related could only be reasonably described as a cult. It was amazing to witness... the guy could do no wrong, ever. It didn't matter how outlandish the idea was, how uninformed the plan was, how badly he went about it... he was god on earth. Then he says a few things Californian's disagreed with during the peak of Covid…

He is not. He is a parody of himself. Screaming delusional maniac.

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by xcavier »

stormbrew wrote: post #3

This article reads like an abused partner defending their abuser. This kind of double-sidedness is extremely common in abusive relationships, in large part because it's a really effective method of exerting control over someone while encouraging them to blame themselves for being abused. > If there are employees not aligned with that vision, he will chew them out and he will do it in a vicious way, which is his right…

>> > If there are employees not aligned with that vision, he will chew them out and he will do it in a vicious way, which is his right as owner.

Is it? >>

Yes, this is the sentence that stopped me in my tracks. No-one has that "right". But more importantly, it isn't right...

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by zero_shift »

Alupis wrote: post #81
cmrdporcupine wrote: post #74

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What code has Musk ever written?

Zip2 and X.com (later PayPal after a merger). These two ventures are what propelled Musk to where he is today.

Even according to Ashlee Vance's fawning biography the original Zip2 was a shambling mess that segfaulted constantly and had to be urgently rewritten from scratch.

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by zero_shift »

trentnix wrote: post #32
zero_shift wrote: post #25

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No, but he is impulsive, careless, fraudulent and, when it comes to software, incompetent.

I find analysis of this type petty and stupid. It’s like arguing Doyle Brunson was just really lucky. How much success, across multiple decades in so many different fields of business and technology, must someone acquire before meeting your standards? I feel like I’m reading comments on Slashdot about Bill Gates in 1999. But in comparison, Elon Musk is wildly more successful than 1999 Bill Gates.

Perhaps a less petty analysis is to ponder why Tesla is yet to issue any stock dividends.

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by zero_shift »

kjeetgill wrote: post #62
trentnix wrote: post #32

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I find analysis of this type petty and stupid. It’s like arguing Doyle Brunson was just really lucky. How much success, across multiple decades in so many different fields of business and technology, must someone acquire before meeting your standards? I feel like I’m reading comments on Slashdot about Bill Gates in 1999. But in comparison, Elon Musk is wildly more successful than 1999 Bill Gates.

Agreed. Impulsive, careless, fraudulent? Sure that's fine to have opinions and thoughts on, he's a public figure and we have a right to gossip and all. But incompetent ? I feel like you need a bit more factual meat to something like that. That's a stretch. You can fail upwards in a lot of crowded fields, especially software startups, but Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink? Give the man some credit.

I said "on technology, incompetent" and I think that is corroborated by Ashlee Vance's authorized (and highly sympathetic) biography

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by trentnix »

0xEFF wrote: post #86
trentnix wrote: post #47

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If I were younger, I’d work for either of them. I’m not fragile.

Why not work for Elon now then?

I've got young children and am not willing to move (for any amount of money). If he'll let me work remote, then I'm down!

Re: I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX

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Post by kenjackson »

camjohnson26 wrote: post #75
friendlyHornet wrote: post #34

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This. We're talking about a guy who publicly falsely accused a guy he was jealous of of being a pedo without evidence. Just imagine what he would do if he could get away with it without backlash I wouldn't want to gez on his bad side because I think he has the power and pettiness to ruin my life

You don’t have to imagine: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-13/when-elon...

That’s ugly. Alright, y’all have convinced me to not stand up to him. And more depressingly try to never cross his path, much less work for him.
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