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Re:Starlink has achieved breakeven cash flow by rootusrootus on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:59AM (#38115433)
He didn't create Tesla, though I'll grant him some credit for creating a combination of product and hype that made for a popular EV.

Gwynne gets all the credit for SpaceX IMO. Elon gets credit for letting her succeed.

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Re:Starlink has achieved breakeven cash flow by suoduandao3 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:12PM (#38115692)
Do you think she could have done it without him?

Everyone loves the Teslas and hates the Edisons, but the world does need Edisons.

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Re:Starlink has achieved breakeven cash flow by inemesitaffia on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:06PM (#38115569)
Tesla was an idea. The Tesla you see today is his doing. Eberhard would have ended up like Wework without the Newmann payout.

Remember the Tesla deathwatch blog?

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Re:Starlink has achieved breakeven cash flow by adventured on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:18PM (#38115790)
> Gwynne gets all the credit for SpaceX IMO

It was nice of her to have the idea, pursue that idea through financial hell across many years, bankroll the start of the business top to bottom, use all of her connections to get it outside funded, and sustain it financially personally to the direct threat of personal bankruptcy.

Good thing she did all that and gets all the credit.

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