I worked closely with Elon Musk at Tesla. Here's what the CEO's 'algorithm' can and can't do.

Jon McNeill, founder and former president of sales at Tesla, published a new book, "The Algorithm," on the 5-step framework that helped drive innovation at the EV company.

Courtesy Jon McNeill

• Jon McNeill, a serial founder, was the president of sales at Tesla from 2015 to 2018.
• At Tesla, McNeill helped develop a five-step framework that he says brought innovation to Tesla.
• The five-step framework was popularized by Elon Musk and called the algorithm.

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