The longer the Blue team worked under Musk’s direction, the more they realized his decision-making was driven solely by gut instinct. Musk’s unparalleled success in building two world-changing companies had given him—and his allies—the belief that he was the alpha when it came to product decisions. No one was better or more qualified, and he made that readily known. Despite running his other companies, Musk seemed like he was constantly available, if not in person, then over text or email, and he wanted to call every shot, no matter how small. After the initial round of layoffs that removed
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