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>>fancy_+(OP)

  I have instituted a policy where every major chip design is reviewed and approved by me

A surefire path to success!

>>java-m+F3
Apple worked that way; maybe it still does. If a product wasn't important enough for Steve Jobs to review it then they simply didn't develop that product.

>>wmf+j5
Apple was built around Steve Jobs - he didn't parachute in the company like your average bean-counting CEO does

>>I-M-S+Z5
This is what I wonder about Elon Musk. In retrospect, of course humans could build sexy electric cars, reusable rocket boosters, and ubiquitous satellite data services. But humans, or perhaps more accurately, corporations and governments, DID NOT do those things.

It takes an overwhelmingly powerful personality to get anything done, despite the fact there are billions of capable people on this planet.

>>suppor+sn
to a large extent, the government built those things, and chose musk as the guy to manage the build