Spencer Penn worked at Tesla and Waymo before he founded LightSource, an AI-powered procurement startup. While Tesla was more horizontal with a "king" on top, Waymo was more vertically organized, Penn ...

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Tesla’s aim seems to be to pivot to robotics, autonomous solutions, and AI. That is a pivot that does make sense. At the same time, we should keep timeline risks and commercialization success in mind.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Spencer Penn, the 33-year-old founder of LightSource, who lives in San Francisco. It's been edited for length and clarity. I moved to California ...