7 Reasons Why Tesla Will Benefit From The Crisis — #4: Vertical Integration (Video)
The true issues of a crisis are usually not the root cause of it, but rather the consequences and the ability of your organization to respond to them.
Author: Alex Voigt
7 Reasons Why Tesla Will Benefit From The Crisis — #3: Supply & Demand
Supply and demand are two sides of the same coin, and although they look different, you cannot separate the two. They are like twins always moving together.
You can’t measure true supply without having excess demand and you can’t measure true demand without excess supply. They influence each other and are actually the same looked at from two different perspectives.
7 Reasons Why Tesla Will Benefit From The Crisis — #2 Diversification
Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, has repeated many times that in a recession or economic downturn disruptive companies gain pace and expand their competitive advantage versus incumbents.
7 Reasons Why Tesla Will Benefit From The Current Crisis — #1 Safety
Many have asked me why I believe Tesla will come out of this crisis stronger than other companies, and if so, why. In a series of 7 articles highlighting each one of the reasons, I will explain.
Tesla Vehicles Win 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Positions In Used Electric Vehicle Ranking In Germany
0.9% of all Tesla Model 3s ever delivered are for sale in Germany, while 51% of all Daimler EQCs are!
Auto Industry: Incentivized To Not Change
Every nation of this world will do its best to protect its industry for the good of the country’s economy and its people. Politicians are elected to make sure industries and jobs are doing well, to stabilize income, and to reduce risk. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this protection. Unfortunately, politics can, by trying its very best to support its industry, destroy it without even realizing what’s happening. This has happened before, and there is a large risk that it’s happening today in the largest automotive producing countries, like Germany, Japan, and the USA.
Free The Data — Exhibit A: Tesla Model S Data Saves Driver From Attempted Homicide…
How the data from a Tesla Model S saved a driver from being sentenced for attempted homicide.
Like An Angel Is Pushing You From Behind
As a CEO of a large global automaker, you have a huge problem of existential dimensions. If you don’t solve it, it’s not just your job that’s lost, but you will be remembered as the person who is responsible for a century-long proud legacy ending.
Everybody Is A Chief Engineer
Products look and function similar to the organizations that produced them, be it good or be it bad.
On A Personal Note
Editor’s Note: Alex sent along the letter below a couple of weeks ago. He let us know about the big shift noted here and that he’d be publishing the letter on Patreon on December 15. I decided to let his letter stand alone on his page initially and then republish it here a week later. So, here it now is!
