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What's amazing is the power of their message. There is just too much money to gain by Tesla competitors and investors who bet against Tesla. All the negative he

What's amazing is the power of their message. There is just too much money to gain by Tesla competitors and investors who bet against Tesla. All the negative headlines going into this quarter results had little to no substance, but were louder than ever.

dralley 7y ago
I'd hardly say 3 VPs leaving in a week says nothing of substance whatsoever.
- sixQuarks 7y ago
  what's new about this? They'v always had high levels of turnover. Their head of production left right as model 3 was in the midst of production hell.
  - threeseed 7y ago
    Have we seen 3 VPs leave in such rapid succession especially after what was supposedly an amazing quarter ? Tesla isn't some startup any more. They've been around long enough to not warrant this level of chaos.
    - HeadsUpHigh 7y ago
      Eeeeeh there's always something new. At this point unless it's legal trouble I don't pay attention to any negative article about Tesla -or any article in general-. I just look at the quarter numbers.
      - new_realist 7y ago
        Will you be looking at Q2 and Q3 earnings?
        HeadsUpHigh 7y ago
        Yes every quarter I take a peek.
      - sixQuarks 7y ago
        exactly.
- sunstone 7y ago
  It's clear now that an avalanche of electric vehicles are on the way. These VP's are in very high demand, not unlike star athletes on the championship team. They are leaving now because they know that with this quarter most of the major issues (other than battery supply) have been taken care of. Counter intuitively, perhaps, it's a good sign for Tesla. Next man up.
- dmode 7y ago
  People routinely change jobs in the Valley. I bet if you look closely 3 exec would have left Google / Apple / FB this week as well.
- DevKoala 7y ago
  Before any VP left, the negativity train was on full steam. In fact, the delivery numbers are the focus because all estimates predicted Tesla was going to miss them. Check this for example. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-deliveries/tesla-faces-delivery-bottleneck-at-close-of-second-quarter-electrek-idUSKCN1TQ2NW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-deliveries/tesla-fa... or this: https://qz.com/1590939/teslas-first-quarter-auto-deliveries-miss-is-worrying-analysts/ https://qz.com/1590939/teslas-first-quarter-auto-deliveries-...
- omarforgotpwd 7y ago
  They have lots of turn over. Common in tech and with low jobless rate, and it's an extremely demanding job. Other auto companies are getting rid of their CEO
3327 7y ago
Good point - it shows that those betting against tesla on the short side have some SERIOUS connections and clout. So who are they? Koch money and texan hedge funds maybe, who knows. It would be interesting to see when the 13F comes out.

dralley 7y ago

I'd hardly say 3 VPs leaving in a week says nothing of substance whatsoever.

sixQuarks 7y ago
what's new about this? They'v always had high levels of turnover. Their head of production left right as model 3 was in the midst of production hell.
- threeseed 7y ago
  Have we seen 3 VPs leave in such rapid succession especially after what was supposedly an amazing quarter ? Tesla isn't some startup any more. They've been around long enough to not warrant this level of chaos.
  - HeadsUpHigh 7y ago
    Eeeeeh there's always something new. At this point unless it's legal trouble I don't pay attention to any negative article about Tesla -or any article in general-. I just look at the quarter numbers.
    - new_realist 7y ago
      Will you be looking at Q2 and Q3 earnings?
      - HeadsUpHigh 7y ago
        Yes every quarter I take a peek.
    - sixQuarks 7y ago
      exactly.
sunstone 7y ago
It's clear now that an avalanche of electric vehicles are on the way. These VP's are in very high demand, not unlike star athletes on the championship team. They are leaving now because they know that with this quarter most of the major issues (other than battery supply) have been taken care of. Counter intuitively, perhaps, it's a good sign for Tesla. Next man up.
dmode 7y ago
People routinely change jobs in the Valley. I bet if you look closely 3 exec would have left Google / Apple / FB this week as well.
DevKoala 7y ago
Before any VP left, the negativity train was on full steam. In fact, the delivery numbers are the focus because all estimates predicted Tesla was going to miss them. Check this for example. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-deliveries/tesla-faces-delivery-bottleneck-at-close-of-second-quarter-electrek-idUSKCN1TQ2NW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-deliveries/tesla-fa... or this: https://qz.com/1590939/teslas-first-quarter-auto-deliveries-miss-is-worrying-analysts/ https://qz.com/1590939/teslas-first-quarter-auto-deliveries-...
omarforgotpwd 7y ago
They have lots of turn over. Common in tech and with low jobless rate, and it's an extremely demanding job. Other auto companies are getting rid of their CEO

3327 7y ago

Good point - it shows that those betting against tesla on the short side have some SERIOUS connections and clout. So who are they? Koch money and texan hedge funds maybe, who knows. It would be interesting to see when the 13F comes out.