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Tesla and the Benefits of Building In-House Technology
1:08:54 - 1:19:58 (11:04)
Tesla takes control of its technology all the way down to bare metal in order to build the best car, unlike most companies who use AWS, GCP or Azure. Building in-house technology allows for more control and the ability to innovate rapidly.
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In the early 2000s, everyone was building their own cloud infrastructure.
1:08:54 - 1:13:54 (05:00)
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In the early 2000s, everyone was building their own cloud infrastructure. Between 2010 and 2020, the focus shifted to using AWS, GCP, and Azure. The aggregate market cap of the three platforms allows for rapid iteration and learning, whereas building your own data centers would require massive investments of money and time.
ChapterTesla and the Benefits of Building In-House Technology
Episode#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the importance of controlling the production of a product in order to make it the best, drawing parallels between Tesla and the iPhone, and speculates on the direction of apps and social experiences in the future.
1:13:54 - 1:16:54 (03:00)
Summary
The speaker discusses the importance of controlling the production of a product in order to make it the best, drawing parallels between Tesla and the iPhone, and speculates on the direction of apps and social experiences in the future.
ChapterTesla and the Benefits of Building In-House Technology
Episode#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The focus for fixing social networks should be on the content creators to solve what is broken.
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The focus for fixing social networks should be on the content creators to solve what is broken. By providing curated news feeds and communities where people can move in and out of them easily, value can accrue to the platform.