John McNeill
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215 appearances
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 24 Mar
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And then lastly, you automate.
Because if you automate first, it often doesn't work.
So the algorithm was developed really in response to this mistake of over-automating the Model 3 factory.
I think how unfair the advantage is that comes from world-class team members.
He has a very high bar for hiring.
And what I learned was not compromising on talent upfront means that you build a world-class team and that world-class team is like an unfair advantage because they can do so much so fast at such a high quality level.
The ability of him to attract engineering talent and executive talent
is a key to his success because he does attract just unbelievably world-class people around him.
I think number one, anybody can drive innovation and drive product breakthroughs and process breakthroughs by applying the algorithm.
Takeaway number two is I think it's really important for you to use your own product because you start to realize the holes in that product if you use it on a daily basis.
And I'm surprised how many companies don't use their own products.
And then takeaway number three is set very ambitious goals because you change the way people think about the problem.
If you're asking them to make a quantum, almost impossible change versus an incremental change.
Oh, thank you.
I'm glad.
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