bright_shiny_objects t1_iuo0iqs wrote
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Good for you I guess. You know he had little, if anything, to do with this launch. It’s still amazing what Space X has done in pass few years.
Devil-sAdvocate t1_iuoyw23 wrote
> he had little, if anything, to do with this launch.
Except the whole founding the company, deciding on the best way forward part, hand picking his partners, personally intervieweing and approved all of SpaceX's 160 early employees.
But ya- any of the engineers there now could have done all that to lead up to this.
bright_shiny_objects t1_iuoz92k wrote
THIS LAUNCH. This one, as in not talking about anything else with Space X. Not talking about the lead up.
Devil-sAdvocate t1_iup0z7k wrote
CEO's are part of the process of everyone else getting things done.
How could they have ever launched this today without Musk setting them up and getting them ready?
He probably had more to do, if anything, with getting this launched today than everyone "on the ground" combined.
bright_shiny_objects t1_iup1fwr wrote
He hired a wonderful chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell. Again he had little (which means he had some) to do with this launch.
Devil-sAdvocate t1_iup27tq wrote
> He hired a wonderful chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell.
Yes, finding good talent is a great skill to have.
> he had little (which means he had some) to do with this launch.
Their accomplishments are stepping on the shoulders of his accomplishments- which means this launch is mostly to do with him.
They dug that ditch strait but Musk showed them where to dig to find the treasure.
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