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"Eberhard and Tarpenning were the original founders and incorporated Tesla, while Musk, Straubel and Wright joined in a Series A round later on. A lawsuit settl
by sschueller 7y ago
"Eberhard and Tarpenning were the original founders and incorporated Tesla, while Musk, Straubel and Wright joined in a Series A round later on. A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 allows all five to call themselves founders.]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.#cite_note-founders-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.#cite_note-founders...
- oska 7y agoAnd the 2009 news article properly referenced by that wikipedia article: https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-ar...
- Wiretrip 7y agoJust to add that Musk was not a Paypal founder either. In fact they absorbed his company and promptly fired him for making stupid decisions.