"The list: bad product-market fit, shaky finances, ignoring customer feedback, tough competition, poor timing and people—pushover boards, ineffective management, founders who are frauds. " Right now, under Musk's management, Tesla exemplifies four of these. Bad product-market fit, ignoring customer feedback, tough competition, and people.

Great article. "The best $220 he ever spent there was on a Theranos lab coat." And: "But in the meantime, Jacobsohn says he’s in the market for a copy of Enron’s code of ethics" 😄 Gift link: https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/failure-museum-success-silicon-valley-5c7e8f58?st=i606fiv8mlbx9z8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink