What Tesla Knows That Other Patent-Holders Don’t
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 12, 2014
The first thing to note is that Tesla is not truly giving away its secret sauce, the source of its competitive advantage. But the basic idea articulated in Musk’s post that “Technology leadership is not defined by patents” holds. Tesla will presumably keep patenting for defensive purposes, Lobel suggests.
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