Electrek is making unsupported accusations against Elon.
Herbert Diess, CEO of VW, invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to call in to an internal conference with 200 VW...
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The article says:
'The focus of the conference was to get VW executives on-board with the massive changes VW will need to make to confront the changing auto industry. Diess recognized that VW “did many right things in the past, in the old world Volkswagen is strong, but there is no guarantee for the new world.” He wants VW to make “faster decisions, less bureaucracy, more responsibility”.
As examples of this, Meyer spoke about Netflix’s transformation from DVD to streaming to content production, and Diess spoke with Musk about the reasons Tesla is more nimble than its rivals. Musk
reportedly answered: “It’s the management style. I’m primarily an engineer and, besides the car, I’m fascinated by supply chains, logistics and production processes.”
Diess gave the example that Tesla was better able to handle the current global chip shortage than the rest of the auto industry because their software teams rewrote Tesla’s software in just 2-3 weeks, allowing use of different chips.'
Then, in 'Electrek's Take' the author says:
'While we did not hear a recording of the conference and thus don’t know Musk’s full comments, we would not put the whole reason for Tesla’s success solely down to Musk’s “management style” (ego much, Elon?). While a strong CEO who refuses to compromise on innovation certainly can contribute to a company’s ability to move quickly, Tesla benefits from many other factors independent of its CEO.'
I wrote in the comments section:
'In your 'Electrek's Take' you say that Musk 'egotistically' claimed to be the sole reason for Tesla's success, yet you provided no evidence this happened other than Musk pointing out that his Engineering First management style helps Tesla be more nimble. Do you have additional commentary by Elon that supports this? It's a serious accusation you're making.'
Over the next 10 minutes I refreshed the page a few times to check for a response. No response, and my comment disappeared.