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That's a lie though.

SEC played chicken with Musk and Musk backed down.

Musk does not do any engineering. He's a marketing guy.

Elon Musk is being sued for market manipulation.

You have no source. All you did is claim that Elon read some books.

Elon Musk is not an engineer and does not do any engineering at Tesla.

Tesla is a marketing-driven company.

Musk does not do any engineering at all.

More likely, the market for embedded is in China and not the west, so there is little demand for these skills.

America has no right to the markets of sovereign nations. Blocking Facebook etc is a matter of national security. Europe should do it too.

Can confirm. Wasn't blocked yesterday but is not reachable right now.

>Why is bottled water a billion dollar business in the U.S. when the U.S. has the safest drinking water in the world? I am very sure it's not the product.

The product of bottled water is availability - being able to purchase anywhere and to bring it with you.

>they recommended effectively what we already knew we needed to do but leadership was too afriad to do. so the board convinced the c-levels to spend $500k+ on these consultants to effectively validate the findings.

They did their job well in that case. And seemingly nobody in the company could do it so their fee was worth it.

This forum is owned by a corporation and functions as their main marketing tool.

Have yet to meet a technical CEO who does not think they know sales, marketing, design, etc.

Neither had revenue so it is not comparable.

I suppose the way you finance the purchase of said house is different today and as a result the price is different too.

@dang why is the parent not banned for using hn for ideological battles?

Your primary priority is also to increase revenue.

It would be un-American to pick the right path.

Can you describe a psychopaths demeanor? I'd like to be able to spot them too.

How do you spot them?

If Apple bought Tesla they'd throw Musk out first thing.

Because developers want to be left alone and also because they think meetings are unnecessary

Coca-Cola doesn't spend a lot of money on marketing by choice. Selling a commodity is expensive because your only differentiation is brand and possibly distribution. P&G is another example.

Divide by markets and genres and its not so much.

Not allowed by the Supreme Court. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_system

Yes, they are. But that is because it is a new distribution channel that hasn't yet met controversy. I believe producers will be forced to divest distribution once again within the next 5-10 years, whether theatres or digital.

This is not going to happen. Film producers are not allowed to own distribution. This goes back to the early decades of Hollywood.

Something like that yes, but they would be high price because supporting corporate overhead requires high margins

Excellent writing. I've been working on an essay on the same topic but my experience is not as rich as yours. Bought your book.