I'm a former Tesla engineer who runs my own company. Here's what I learned at Tesla that made me a better founder

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I'm a former Tesla engineer who runs my own company. Here's what I learned at Tesla that made me a better founder — and what it didn't prepare me for

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Angus Rittenburg.
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Angus Rittenburg, a former Tesla engineer, launched THC beverage company Wynk in 2021.
Rittenburg applied lessons from Tesla to successfully build and scale his business.
Breaking complex problems into smaller ones and prioritizing quality…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-11-07 10:05:01.