This is probably fine though, it is the Elon way of doing business. Make fast decisions and try and whole heap of things. He then gets criticised for not delivering on the majority of them but still comes out ahead of orgs that take 6 months to make the decision in the first place.

> He then gets criticised for not delivering on the majority of them

He gets criticized for promising them, even selling them like in the case of vehicle autonomy, when there is no realistic timeline for delivery.

I mean, at least when Microsoft pitched vaporware on stage they didn't then take the money in advance.

Doesn't seem like too bad a method to me. Apart from in situations where you have a ton of data (e.g. Amazon) most product prices are pulled out of someone's arse anyway.

Of course they are going to raise the price to $20 before long