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Ars Technica | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Bob Smith is finally gone from Blue Origin—his replacement comes from Amazon

"I am confident that Blue Origin's greatest achievements are still ahead of us."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/bob-smith-is-finally-gone-from-blue-origin-his-replacement-comes-from-amazon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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94bd21ee | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 “Those achievements,” he continued, “will of course involve dumber and dumber cowboy hats.”
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f639422e | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 Looking forward to Bezos joining Musk, Branson, Zuckerberg and all the other tech bros on Mars. See ya!
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9d4ab0c7 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 I hope he's right, because right now it's a carnival ride for the rich, and a GNDN at that.
Ridiculous.
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dd20062b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 barrrrrrf
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a314e759 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 about time. Whether or not Limp can turn the ship around is a different story. 

He needs to prioritize getting New Glenn flying (sub prio: stabilize BE-4 development).

But to do that he will need to mend a lot of broken glass that Smith has shattered, especially when it comes to employee trust.

Agile principle five comes to mind: "Build projects around motivated individuals, give them the environment and support they need and trust them to get the job done."