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There's a book I read a year or two ago called Chaos Monkeys. One takeaway is the concept that for a startup to make it, its business can need a maximum of one miracle to happen. If a business needs two or more miracles, PASS. I use this anecdote when I meet with overly-excited serial entrepreneurs, whose latest idea is THE BEST yet needs 3-4-5 miracles to prevail.So easy!
Accidentally put Houston,Texas instead of Houston on the form.... just to let you know@SomeJoe7777,
Initially, we had just a normal Google spreadsheet editable by anyone. Then I added a feature where we could compare each edit to the previous version and either approve it or reverse it. You wouldn't believe the kind of edits we saw. People were changing it from San Diego CA to San Diego TX or from 31 Mar 2016 11:00 AM In-Store to Online or from owner to non-owner. We started reversing all these changes. Both @chojn1 and I were working on this every day, checking each and every edit one by one. Then I added another feature where we could see the time of each edit. Now we would see things like no edits for hours and then a few entries would change within 2 minutes, suggesting that the same person was editing other people's data.
Because unauthorized edits were a big issue, my idea was to cancel all edits and collect only data that is complete. I thought we should delete all entries without VINs and not accept any entry unless it includes a VIN. This way, there wouldn't be any reason to edit the data later. However, @chojn1 wanted people to participate and feel involved to make waiting easier so we continued with the manual approvals. A few times after mass unauthorized edits, we used Version History to go back in time. Eventually, I looked into the form idea closer and realized that we could use that because it allowed people to change their data after they submit without having to re-enter everything. If you open the form again, you will realize that all your data is still there.
The process is actually pretty much automated. For example, when you submitted your form entry, the pre-form entry you already had was automatically removed from the All Entries tab and the link next to your username changed from the pre-filled link to the plain form link. If you wish, you can go ahead and change your username in the form and this won't disconnect your form entry from your pre-form entry that still has the old username. In addition, if you were to enter an invite date that is after your configuration date, now I don't need to do anything to fix that. A formula will hide your invite date and another formula will display a warning in column AB. All this might seem like overkill but check out this other Tesla-related spreadsheet here that has little oversight and no Google form. It looks like a complete mess.
Love the spreadsheet.....Can you add a feature that shows at the end of each day (week) how many people had configured (i.e. paid the $2,500) but not had delivery yet? I have this sneaking suspicion that Tesla is garnering deposits from people who configure but not actually making more cars. Would be a nice way for them to bring in some more cash.....
Not insinuating, just want to know the situation. How many people are now waiting for their car with a $2500 non-refundable deposit vs. waiting for their car with a $1,000 refundable deposit. Would it bother you if configuration to delivery stretched out to months and months? It does appear that they aren't making near as many cars as they are taking deposits. They (and you) imply its 3- 6 weeks but what if its not. Is this a reasonable thing for people to consider when they are considering configuring???
It seems like you are insinuating something with your post.
The $2500 is a nonrefundable payment towards your car so that Tesla will presumably start the production of your car. It is also there to prevent you from backing out of a purchase if you have buyer's remorse the next day.
After configuring (when the $2500 is paid), the car should be delivered in 3-6 weeks (some people are currently at a month). By the time they stamp a piece of metal, your $2500 has pretty much already redeemed itself.
insideevs is reporting 2,485 Model 3 deliveries in February. FWIW...
February 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card
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Last month of Q1 has historically been one of Tesla's biggest delivery months of the year. I think they can get this thing moving.So... definitely a jump compared to their January estimate, which is a good sign, but nowhere near 2,500 a week. Hopefully we see a big jump in March numbers.