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Let's be real, Tesla exists to make (or attempt to make) Elon Musk very very wealthy. He isn't hiding that fact, his recent compensation deal demonstrates exact
by listenallyall 9y ago
Let's be real, Tesla exists to make (or attempt to make) Elon Musk very very wealthy. He isn't hiding that fact, his recent compensation deal demonstrates exactly how he is treating the company like a "lottery ticket"-esque stock option play.
- kbenson 9y agoHe was already very wealthy. There are much easier ways to leverage your wealth when you have a lot that require less effort and certainly a lot less risk. Whatever his motivations, I find the idea that "get rich" is one of them sort of ridiculous.
- listenallyall 9y agoYou think "get rich" is not one of his motivations? At all? Why would he lobby for a compensation plan that could be worth $200 billion? "If the options fully vest, Musk could wind up owning a 28 percent stake of Tesla, which could be worth nearly $200 billion." Dude is a brilliant sleight-of-hand artist, he's got all his sycophants focused on the "saving the world" thing, meanwhile he's picking pockets and stealing watches right off their wrists. https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/21/17147678/elon-musk-tesla-ceo-compensation-award-plan https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/21/17147678/elon-musk-tesla-...
- fastball 9y agoI'm not sure he is as "open" about this apparent motivation as you seem to think. He literally tweeted[1] "Lori, this is ridiculous. Creating a rocket company has to be one of the dumbest and hardest ways to “make money”. If it was about money, I’d just do another Internet company." 1: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/976414452106055680?lang=en https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/976414452106055680?lang=...