Archive - Global Optimization

The Factory Is The Product

Tesla Master Plan Part 3

Mar 3, 2023 •

Heijunka and Localization

Incoming major improvements to Tesla's outbound logistics

Mar 1, 2023 •

November 2022

Extraordinary Exponential Explosion

Logarithmic charts reveal Tesla's extreme growth compared to other top companies

Nov 9, 2022 •

Burning Dumpster Fire of Stupidity

Agility, Humility, and Humor to Become Less Wrong & Convert "Impossible" into "Late"

Nov 3, 2022 •

October 2022

Tesla vs. Top Megacaps: Smackdown Round 2

Head-to-Head Trend Chart Face-off and Market Cap Implications

Oct 29, 2022 •

100% Annualized Return on Investment?

Stunning Gigafactory CapEx Efficiency

Oct 28, 2022 •

Tesla vs. Top Megacaps: Hardcore Smackdown

One of these things is not like the others...

Oct 26, 2022 •

Giving Tesla a 15-Year Head Start Was a Bad Idea

First Mover Advantage, Preferential Attachment & Zipf's Law

Oct 22, 2022 •

Tesla Home Energy Products Should Be Installed in a Factory

First-Principles Design and Industrial Mass Manufacturing for a 10x Improvement

Oct 21, 2022 •

This is Global Optimization, a newsletter about maximizing the probability that the future is good.

Oct 21, 2022 •

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