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Tesla was nothing before Musk. It's disingenuous to say he didn't found it, just because he bought the name, logo and a prototype from someone else
by danieljacksonno 4y ago
Tesla was nothing before Musk. It's disingenuous to say he didn't found it, just because he bought the name, logo and a prototype from someone else
- fhd2 4y agoFrom what I've read, he bought in as an investor and forced the actual founders out. He could just as well have founded his own company, then he'd be a founder, because that's what that word means. I don't see how you should be called a founder if you aren't, well, a founder. Not that I see anything inherently bad or unimpressive with not being a founder.
- SgtBastard 4y agoAnd by nothing, you mean shipping the Tesla Roadster to customers before he became CEO. Don’t rewrite history… it’s beneath HN. Do better.
- Cipater 4y agoMusk became Chairman of Tesla and largest shareholder in February 2004. He oversaw Roadster production. The first Roadster was delivered in February 2008. To Elon, by the way.
- SgtBastard 4y ago>largest individual shareholder. FTFY. The rest of your comment neither refutes my point nor reinforces the earlier comment that Tesla was nothing but a name, brand and prototype: Chairmen oversee board meetings, not gnarly technical challenges on the production floors. No doubt once he became CEO (after the roadster was shipping) he became more involved in the day to day.