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He didnt found PayPal. He founded an early competitor to PayPal that merged with it, giving him huge equity in Paypal itself. If you want to talk manufacturing

He didnt found PayPal. He founded an early competitor to PayPal that merged with it, giving him huge equity in Paypal itself. If you want to talk manufacturing and vehicle dynamics, he also founded Telsa, an electric vehicle company, and SpaceX, a Spaceship company. Anything about those two vehicle manufacturing companies that might lend you to believe he knows something about manufacturing and vehicle dynamics? He undoutably doesn't have the concept fully sorted, but at least vilify the man for actual faults, not ones you want to make up.

dragontamer 10y ago
> he also founded Telsa Musk gave Series A funding to Tesla. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning founded Tesla. At best, Musk bought Tesla really really early. But he wasn't one of the original founders. > SpaceX I'll give you that one. But Musk doesn't get Tesla in my eyes.
- Diederich 10y ago
  In 2003, Musk did indeed gave Series A (as well as B and C) seven months after the company was incorporated. At the same time, in early 2004, he took up direct operational control of the company, and has stayed in that position since. The first Roadster arrived 4 years after he took over.
na85 10y ago
He's still not a mechanical or aerospace engineer. At least lionize him for actual qualities, not ones you project onto him.
- giblfiz 10y ago
  So that's a really interesting statement... He has an B.S. in physics and an Honorary doctorate in Aerospace Engineering, and an Honorary doctorate of Engineering from Yale. So I'm not sure what exactly it takes to count as an aerospace engineer, but it seems like he has both the bit of paper, and the employment history.
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- nk1tz 10y ago
  Such a troll
- dmix 10y ago
  Many SpaceX engineers helped him with the white paper he released. Steve Job's wasn't an engineer and he was fully capable of building a software/hardware company even after his engineer cofounder left.

dragontamer 10y ago

> he also founded Telsa Musk gave Series A funding to Tesla. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning founded Tesla. At best, Musk bought Tesla really really early. But he wasn't one of the original founders. > SpaceX I'll give you that one. But Musk doesn't get Tesla in my eyes.

Diederich 10y ago
In 2003, Musk did indeed gave Series A (as well as B and C) seven months after the company was incorporated. At the same time, in early 2004, he took up direct operational control of the company, and has stayed in that position since. The first Roadster arrived 4 years after he took over.

na85 10y ago

He's still not a mechanical or aerospace engineer. At least lionize him for actual qualities, not ones you project onto him.

giblfiz 10y ago
So that's a really interesting statement... He has an B.S. in physics and an Honorary doctorate in Aerospace Engineering, and an Honorary doctorate of Engineering from Yale. So I'm not sure what exactly it takes to count as an aerospace engineer, but it seems like he has both the bit of paper, and the employment history.
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nk1tz 10y ago
Such a troll
dmix 10y ago
Many SpaceX engineers helped him with the white paper he released. Steve Job's wasn't an engineer and he was fully capable of building a software/hardware company even after his engineer cofounder left.