| >>“Anything that gets you to the executed contract is part of the sale,” Bob O’Koniewski, executive vice president of the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, told the auto industry publication. When I read this, I couldn't help think of another quote from a 2008 Wired article [1] - ironically on Elon Musk and SpaceX. In it, he shares nails down a guy names John Pike, who predicted doom for SpaceX. The context is different but the quote works: >>Wired.com: Your whole mantra is "cheaper and more reliable." But so far you're zero for three, which is anything but cheap and reliable, and guys like GlobalSecurity.org's John Pike say the reason it has taken billions of dollars and tens of thousands of people to successfully launch rockets is physics, not some new design or economic model. >>Musk: Guys like John Pike have existed since the dawn of time, and if you listen to people like that then things will never get better, never change. Guys like Bob O’Koniewski have existed since the dawn of time. You can either generate wealth by creating value or seizing and hoarding value. It's clear which side of that dichotomy Elon and Bob each stand, respectively. [1] http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2008/08/musk_qa |