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Musk wasn't a founding member of Tesla. In fact, not all of the founders of Tesla were big fans of Musk's hire. Your point is valid though, and I do think some
by Rooster61 8y ago
Musk wasn't a founding member of Tesla. In fact, not all of the founders of Tesla were big fans of Musk's hire.
Your point is valid though, and I do think someone could go in there and take over his job effectively. That doesn't mean there won't be a period of relative instability while that transition takes place.
- monocasa 8y agoEverywhere I've seen says that he's a co-founder of Tesla.
- plorkyeran 8y agoMartin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning founded Tesla. Elon Musk joined the board as part of their Series A a year later, and then became the CEO a few years after that.
- memmcgee 8y agoThat's because his PR team has pushed that narrative for years. He wasn't a founder however.
- dragonwriter 8y agoThat's because after he took over complete control he retroactively titled himself a “founder” even though he was not, in fact, involved in founding the company (he was the leading funder of their Series A, and has been the main stockholder since then, but “funder” and “founder” aren't the same thing.) Musk may be brilliant, but he's got a long history of a slippery relationship with the truth.