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Elon Musk Says Outsider Status Key To SpaceX, Tesla's 'Radical' Breakthroughs: Insiders 'Would Have If They Could Have'

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Elon Musk Says Outsider Status Key To SpaceX, Tesla's 'Radical' Breakthroughs: Insiders 'Would Have If They Could Have' Elon Musk said Tuesday that being an outsider to both aerospace and auto manufacturing was precisely what allowed SpaceX and Tesla Inc…
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  • Tesla must radically redesign how vehicles are built in order to lower costs and raise volume

    60% confidence
  • People can learn hard science and engineering by reading extensively, experimenting and talking directly with experts rather than relying only on formal credentials

    60% confidence
  • The same outsider advantage that applied to SpaceX also applied to Tesla in the automotive industry

    60% confidence
  • Being an outsider to the aerospace industry enabled SpaceX to make radical breakthroughs that industry insiders could not achieve

    60% confidence
  • Incumbents in aerospace and autos are often trapped by old assumptions, sprawling supplier networks and institutional inertia

    60% confidence
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