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🚘 Tesla’s Rise—and Its Product Management Lessons for the Rest of Us 📉

As someone who’s brought over 140 products to market in the electronics industry, I’ve watched Tesla’s story unfold with both admiration and growing concern. What began as a bold disruption has, in my view, turned into a cautionary tale.
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Tesla’s Fall: A Product Manager’s Cautionary Tale

By Costa Lakoumentas Tesla was once the crown jewel of innovation, hailed as the disruptor that would upend the legacy auto industry. It fused Silicon Valley bravado with Detroit grit and electrified a generation of investors, engineers, and enthusiasts.

In my latest piece, I break down why Tesla’s product strategy faltered, how overreach, under-delivery, and misplaced focus eroded its edge—and what every product leader can learn from it.

🔧 Features are not products
 ⏳ Industry rhythms matter
 📉 Quality always surfaces
 🤝 Trusted networks beat novelty

Let me know your thoughts—especially if you see parallels in the AV industry. Agree or disagree, I welcome the discussion. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/teslas-fall-product-managers-cautionary-tale-costa-lakoumentas-zikbc 

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Matt Pana
9 months ago

The AV industry can learn a ton from neighboring and adjacent worlds!

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