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Most of the achievements people ascribe to him aren't even his. Musk bought the company then gave himself the title of 'founder'. He's a businessman, not a scie

Most of the achievements people ascribe to him aren't even his. Musk bought the company then gave himself the title of 'founder'. He's a businessman, not a scientist

singlow 6y ago
What did the company have when he bought it apart from a name?
- ianmobbs 6y ago
  They already had the Roadster, Musk just funded it.
  - singlow 6y ago
    In what way did they "have the Roadster" in February 2004, 6 months after the first two founders started the company and 9 months before it was named Tesla? At the point that Musk joined they were still working with a TZero converted to a lithium battery pack.
drcross 6y ago
>He's a businessman, not a scientist How can you even say that? I've heard more scientific discussions out of him compared to all the other CEO's I've ever heard speak combined. Musk has a head for physics and numbers and can easily come up with calculations for classical mechanics, material technology, information theory off the top of your head. For you to say the contrary is doublespeak.
- kmonsen 6y ago
  The poster you commented said a true fact (Elon bought a company and calls himself founder). There is no facts across your rambling response, and you say others do doublespeak?
  - drcross 6y ago
    It seems I have to repeat myself here. >He's a businessman, not a scientist This is the point that my comment refuted.
- ianmobbs 6y ago
  Because there's a difference between having "a head for physics and numbers" and "working with physics and numbers for your career". Fundamentally, he is a CEO, who's job is not to work on any of the underlying technology. His job grow the company.
dahfizz 6y ago
That's a bit misleading. Musk was a part of Tesla from day 1 and provided most of the funding. He served as Chairman since 2004. When he took over in 2008, Tesla had just started producing the first roadster, which was really just a conversion kit for a lotus. After musk became CEO, Tesla became the world's most valuable car company...
- ianmobbs 6y ago
  There is a difference between "funding a Roadster" and "designing and fully understanding the physics and mechanics of the Roadster".
  - dahfizz 6y ago
    > designing and fully understanding the physics and mechanics of the Roadster. I've never seen anyone claim Musk did that. What are you on about?
    - catalogia 6y ago
      From the context of your comment, it seemed as though you meant to support the notion that Elon Musk was working as a scientist, not a businessman.
      - dahfizz 6y ago
        That's fair. I should have quoted the first two sentences of my parent explicitly: > Most of the achievements people ascribe to him aren't even his. Musk bought the company then gave himself the title of 'founder

Most of the achievements people ascribe to him aren't even his. Musk bought the company then gave himself the title of 'founder'. He's a businessman, not a scientist

singlow 6y ago

What did the company have when he bought it apart from a name?

ianmobbs 6y ago
They already had the Roadster, Musk just funded it.
- singlow 6y ago
  In what way did they "have the Roadster" in February 2004, 6 months after the first two founders started the company and 9 months before it was named Tesla? At the point that Musk joined they were still working with a TZero converted to a lithium battery pack.

drcross 6y ago

>He's a businessman, not a scientist How can you even say that? I've heard more scientific discussions out of him compared to all the other CEO's I've ever heard speak combined. Musk has a head for physics and numbers and can easily come up with calculations for classical mechanics, material technology, information theory off the top of your head. For you to say the contrary is doublespeak.

kmonsen 6y ago
The poster you commented said a true fact (Elon bought a company and calls himself founder). There is no facts across your rambling response, and you say others do doublespeak?
- drcross 6y ago
  It seems I have to repeat myself here. >He's a businessman, not a scientist This is the point that my comment refuted.
ianmobbs 6y ago
Because there's a difference between having "a head for physics and numbers" and "working with physics and numbers for your career". Fundamentally, he is a CEO, who's job is not to work on any of the underlying technology. His job grow the company.

dahfizz 6y ago

That's a bit misleading. Musk was a part of Tesla from day 1 and provided most of the funding. He served as Chairman since 2004. When he took over in 2008, Tesla had just started producing the first roadster, which was really just a conversion kit for a lotus. After musk became CEO, Tesla became the world's most valuable car company...

ianmobbs 6y ago
There is a difference between "funding a Roadster" and "designing and fully understanding the physics and mechanics of the Roadster".
- dahfizz 6y ago
  > designing and fully understanding the physics and mechanics of the Roadster. I've never seen anyone claim Musk did that. What are you on about?
  - catalogia 6y ago
    From the context of your comment, it seemed as though you meant to support the notion that Elon Musk was working as a scientist, not a businessman.
    - dahfizz 6y ago
      That's fair. I should have quoted the first two sentences of my parent explicitly: > Most of the achievements people ascribe to him aren't even his. Musk bought the company then gave himself the title of 'founder