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Gwynne Shotwell — Launching Our Future September 28, 2018. Gwynne Shotwell is the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX She discusses her vision and advancements for aerospace technology, as well as why diversity and the inclusion of women are necessary for us to advance as a society.
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Shotwell as the go-and-do counterpoint to Musk's "big ideas" is precisely why Spacex is as successful as it is. His TESLA operation doesn't have a Shotwell, which is why it has had problems.
Looked at the other way round, Spacex would not have been as successful with only Shotwell, because it is Musk that brings the "big ideas", not her. It takes both, and in a situation where they counterbalance each other effectively. One or the other cannot dominate managerially, or it won't work.
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We did make that sense in the other musk went over the edge topic...
That she was the rudder for the ship to keep it on course...
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And so she was.
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GW Johnson
McGregor, Texas
"There is nothing as expensive as a dead crew, especially one dead from a bad management decision"
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Lol! As Musk might say - Tesla is "super-successful". Its valuation is now past BMW's. More than that it has completely change the global auto market. Musk has killed off diesel pretty much already and electric cars will replace all hydrocarbon models within the next 20 years.
Shotwell as the go-and-do counterpoint to Musk's "big ideas" is precisely why Spacex is as successful as it is. His TESLA operation doesn't have a Shotwell, which is why it has had problems.
Looked at the other way round, Spacex would not have been as successful with only Shotwell, because it is Musk that brings the "big ideas", not her. It takes both, and in a situation where they counterbalance each other effectively. One or the other cannot dominate managerially, or it won't work.
GW
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I am sure Shotwell is key to Space X's success but don't get carried away. Musk I think still has hands-on control on Space X. Who made the decision to run with stainless steel for the Starship? I think it looks like Musk, not Shotwell.
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