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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, Tes
by 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 agoThere 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 agoFrom 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 agoThat'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