The Algorithm Quotes

“we tackle each of the five steps of the Algorithm: Question every requirement. Delete every possible step in a process. Simplify and optimize. Accelerate cycle time. Automate last.”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX

“Instead, incredible talent and creativity in the moment drove many breakthroughs. But as Tesla grew, the whole team began to define an entire operating system that emphasized speed and simplicity. The objective: exponential growth. Elon called this formula “the Algorithm.”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX

“(Tesla’s progress in autonomous driving has for years failed to deliver on Elon’s upbeat promises. To be fair”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX

“Elon had the head of production send him an email every hour until the problem was solved. For seven days”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX

“The back-and-forths between Elon and the manufacturing team dealt with levels of torque”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX

“Our goal was to produce 1,500 Model 3s per week. In our first week of manual assembly”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX

“The existential challenge we faced in 2017 was in the Bay Area’s Fremont plant. We had cash to last us ninety days. But death was much closer than that.”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX

“He later lamented that modernizing GM was “like teaching an elephant to tap dance.”
― Jonathan McNeill, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX