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"Steve was, of course, our venture capitalist, in standard industry terminology and not a co-founder" Ring any bells?

by dools 4y ago

GoofballJones 4y ago
Steve never claimed he was a co-founder either...unlike someone else with a certain car company he bought.
- jryle70 4y ago
  I know bashing Musk is all in vogue and a pastime here on HN, but at least check the facts. Pixar was spun off from Lucasfilm in 1986 when it had been in existence for several years, with many employees. It was an established company changing the ownership. Musk joined Tesla only a few months after it was founded, before it sold any car. Claiming the founder title when it barely existed is certainly not outrageous.
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  - enumjorge 4y ago
    According to Wikipedia Tesla was incorporated in 2003. A few months later Musk invested a large sum in the company but didn’t join the company until a year after the company was founded and started as CTO. Saying he joined a few months after the company was founded feels like a stretch.
onethought 4y ago
Elon barely ever fit the definition of a VC at Tesla… If not a co-founder what should his title be?
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baryphonic 4y ago
There were disputes about the founding of Tesla early in its history, which were resolved in an out-of-court settlement.[0] By consent of all parties, Elon is considered a co-founder. [0] https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there...
- Xenoamorphous 4y ago
  That makes it sound as if he bought _the consent of all parties_. This Wikipedia paragraph is pretty clear IMO: > Tesla was incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. The company's name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, via a $6.5 million investment, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder of the company.

"Steve was, of course, our venture capitalist, in standard industry terminology and not a co-founder" Ring any bells?

by dools 4y ago

"Steve was, of course, our venture capitalist, in standard industry terminology and not a co-founder" Ring any bells?

GoofballJones 4y ago

Steve never claimed he was a co-founder either...unlike someone else with a certain car company he bought.

jryle70 4y ago
I know bashing Musk is all in vogue and a pastime here on HN, but at least check the facts. Pixar was spun off from Lucasfilm in 1986 when it had been in existence for several years, with many employees. It was an established company changing the ownership. Musk joined Tesla only a few months after it was founded, before it sold any car. Claiming the founder title when it barely existed is certainly not outrageous.
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- enumjorge 4y ago
  According to Wikipedia Tesla was incorporated in 2003. A few months later Musk invested a large sum in the company but didn’t join the company until a year after the company was founded and started as CTO. Saying he joined a few months after the company was founded feels like a stretch.

onethought 4y ago

Elon barely ever fit the definition of a VC at Tesla… If not a co-founder what should his title be?

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baryphonic 4y ago

There were disputes about the founding of Tesla early in its history, which were resolved in an out-of-court settlement.[0] By consent of all parties, Elon is considered a co-founder. [0] https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there...

Xenoamorphous 4y ago
That makes it sound as if he bought _the consent of all parties_. This Wikipedia paragraph is pretty clear IMO: > Tesla was incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. The company's name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, via a $6.5 million investment, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder of the company.