@davidsenra: How @elonmusk fixed Starlink: “Starlink was a mess. It was 10X too expensive and they were building 1/10 of how many th…
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Elon Musk intervened to overhaul Starlink production, cutting costs 10× and scaling output 10× to eliminate a critical bottleneck.
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How @elonmusk fixed Starlink: “Starlink was a mess. It was 10X too expensive and they were building 1/10 of how many they needed. Elon’s like I’ve had it. This is now the bottleneck. I’m fixing this. He grabs a team of engineers that he trusts and they fly up to Seattle.
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