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Elon Musk Says Outsider Status Key To SpaceX, Tesla's 'Radical' Breakthroughs: Insiders 'Would Have If They Could Have'
View original at finance.yahoo.comElon 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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Being an outsider to the aerospace industry enabled SpaceX to make radical breakthroughs that industry insiders could not achieve
60% confidenceTesla must radically redesign how vehicles are built in order to lower costs and raise volume
60% confidencePeople can learn hard science and engineering by reading extensively, experimenting and talking directly with experts rather than relying only on formal credentials
60% confidenceThe same outsider advantage that applied to SpaceX also applied to Tesla in the automotive industry
60% confidenceIncumbents in aerospace and autos are often trapped by old assumptions, sprawling supplier networks and institutional inertia
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