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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Sep 2017

    Suggestion for CEOs of car companies: drive one of your company's cars and a Tesla on alternating days.

    4:36 AM - 12 Sep 2017
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      2. Des Traynor‏Verified account @destraynor 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Equally important: *Purchase* one of your company's cars as (a normal customer would) and then purchase a Tesla.

        2 replies 15 retweets 135 likes
      3. Abbas Haider Ali‏ @abbashaiderali 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @destraynor @paulg

        And go through a software update process vs dealer experience for an update

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. Craig Shapiro‏Verified account @cshapiro 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Advice Nokia, Motorola, Blackberry, LG... should have employed with the iPhone.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Tommi Forsström‏ @forssto 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @cshapiro @paulg

        I worked for Nokia around the time the first iPhone came out. Everyone on the front lines knew the game was over the minute they touched one

        1 reply 6 retweets 28 likes
      4. Toffène Kama‏ @tkanet 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @forssto @cshapiro @paulg

        Would it have changed anything for Mgt to use one? It is hard to change what made an org & people succesful in the first place

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      5. Toffène Kama‏ @tkanet 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @tkanet @forssto and

        So true. Because "tech specs & features list length" is what got them at that position. Worked on blackberry back then.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Tommi Forsström‏ @forssto 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @tkanet @cshapiro @paulg

        In their defense: they were pretty much all-in on that strategy. Thrashing around reactively is not a great idea either.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Toffène Kama‏ @tkanet 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @forssto @cshapiro @paulg

        Bberry had Devices (quick $) & messaging (boring subscription $ yet key driver for users). Guess what they went for (should be Slack today)

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Paul Graham‏ @3moon_light 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Serious question. How long are batteries projected to last? Are the batteries covered by the warranty? Golf cart 5 years & cost $900 tp $1k

        4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Stuart Powell  🌎‏ @ecoStu_ 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @3moon_light @paulg

        Paul Graham: meet Paul Graham

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. Varun Deshpande‏ @varund7 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I find this hard to defend, really. If they weren't already moving towards electric, sure. But they all have.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Varun Deshpande‏ @varund7 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @varund7 @paulg

        And Tesla really isn't differentiated on the experience. One can say the sparseness is a design choice, but it's also likely parsimony.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Liju‏ @Liju 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @varund7 @paulg

        Just like the iOS keyboard was not just a virtual keyboard, Tesla is not just batteries and an electric motor.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Varun Deshpande‏ @varund7 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Liju @paulg

        The things that make Tesla special arguably are not reverse-engineered by driving the car. Over The Air updates chief among them.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Varun Deshpande‏ @varund7 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @varund7 @Liju @paulg

        These are differences of mindset, org structure, paradigm. Not merely design/product. You do not traverse that hierarchy by driving a car.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      7. Karuna K Bhadra‏ @hereiskkb 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @varund7 @Liju @paulg

        But u can have an user facing exprnc at the car by driving it. That, at the end, is all that matters rt.. its what sells!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Varun Deshpande‏ @varund7 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @hereiskkb @Liju

        Sure. That doesn't mean that CEOs of other carmakers would learn everything they need to learn about being Tesla just by driving the car.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. JT‏ @jojithumma 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Suggestion for Tesla: Record all the CEOs who would do this and use that footage in your advertisements.

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      1. Free the Markets  🌐‏ @ziromr 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Are you driving a Tesla? Do you like it?

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