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Does Elon Musk Master Productive Uncertainty?

Today: For some startups, the upside is all about the future size of their markets. Case in point: Tesla.

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Nicolas Colin
Feb 09, 2021
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The Agenda 👇

  • There are increasing returns across the economy

  • VCs are pursuing uncertainty more than increasing returns

  • Elon Musk excels at exploiting uncertainty to grow Tesla

  • What does that tell deep tech founders?

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