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Jon McNeill: The Algorithm Behind Tesla and SpaceX | Podcast | In Good Company

2026-09-16 · 3 company · 0 thematic
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john mcneel

John McNeel spent three years reporting directly to Elon Musk as president of Tesla, served as chief operating officer of Lyft, and now builds companies at DVX Ventures. He authored 'The Algorithm' detailing Musk's methodology for building Tesla and SpaceX.

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“when you start to build the hand of a robot and understand that many of the actuators that you need to make that hand work don't actually exist then the only way you can really break through on that innovation is to produce your own and ve…”
—john mcneel
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