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I'm surprised to learn he wasn't, but I hadn't given it that much thought.
by droidist2 9y ago
I'm surprised to learn he wasn't, but I hadn't given it that much thought.
- KGIII 9y agoI thought it common knowledge. That's probably a mistake on my part. I know it because I invested pretty early on. My mistake is in thinking others would have read the history and knew the details. I'd like to hope a journalist would know, however. Well, at least research it. I'm pretty sure Wikipedia knows all about it. Still, I think it's a mistake on my part, to think others would know - more so, given the pervasiveness of the misinformation.
- justicezyx 9y agoMusk is a genius business man... You should not underestimate his skill of creating illusions. I for myself only learnt this ~2010... Before I always thought he was the founder...
- Robotbeat 9y agoIt's not much of an illusion. Tesla was still working on hybrids when Musk joined on. For better or for worse, Tesla as it is now is Musk's baby. Not untruthful to say he was a cofounder, though with a heavy caveat.
- justicezyx 9y agoI bought a baby, sure, still my baby. But please not say I gave birth to the baby. Fact is fact, period.
- Robotbeat 9y agoMore like adoption.
- PakG1 9y agoThe interesting question is whether Musk himself portrays himself as the founder. I don't think he does? There are lots of stories though of how people take a business and make it huge, and take credit for being the founder when they weren't. The most popular story these days may be Ray Kroc due to his work at McDonald's and the corresponding movie The Founder.
- KGIII 9y agoI pay moderate attention to the press surrounding him and I don't believe he portrays himself as the founder. Maybe, perhaps, portraying himself as the driver. He does, I think, deserve lots of credit. Him not being one of the originals in no way detracts from his work and skill.