Comment by greggoB
7 hours ago
> but have exceptional hyping skills seems quite useful when attracting investment.
Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) and a lot of ex-crypto-bros (fraudsters) would agree.
"Exceptional hyping skills" is (today) possibly a more derogatory term than you're expecting.
> And fact is Musk is building a lot of stuff of real substance.
I think the point others are making is this is a more accurate description of Musk ~10 years ago. In the past 5 years its been what, the cybertruck?
It's a derogatory comment among certain types of technical employee, I would agree. Not so much amongst those in leadership or softer roles.
I wouldn't put cybertruck in the win column personally
It's increasingly something the general populace is not a fan of, at least that's been my experience.
so if the cybertruck is not a win, what in the last 5 years is?
I think this is why he gets away with it. A "win" is a product delivered years late for 3x the promised MSRP with 1/10th the expected sales. With wins like these, what would count as a loss?
He gets away with it for one reason only, and because he consistently delivers good returns on capital.
Most of Tesla's revenue derives from Model Y and FSD subs. I agree that Cybertruck was a marketing ploy. Don't think it was ever intended to be materially revenue generating.
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