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Here are the links that reference the early history of Tesla https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4441480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4441480

by elviejo 13y ago

hkmurakami 13y ago
Never knew about this! I dislike how history gets rewritten in ways that benefit those with power and influence like this, so I really appreciate you having put together these links for us.
- elviejo 13y ago
  Agreed what is impressive to me is that history gets rewritten in front of our very eyes. I was a fan of the Tesla Roadster since the beginning. the Tesla company blog was written by Eberard himself. And all of the suden everything changed lawsuits and confidentiality agreements and PR firms are trying to rewrite history. But there is plenty of people that was alive when the company started. And here we are just
btian 13y ago
That so-called history is just wrong. First, Wikipedia is not a primary source. Martin Eberard is a primary source and he says that Elon Musk is a co-founder. The last time I checked there is no rule that says you can't be co-founder and investor at the same time. Also your link doesn't even state that JB as a co-founder which is just ridiculous.
- elviejo 13y ago
  Where does Martin Eberard call Elon Musk a cofounder ?? Do you have any documentation of that ?
- elviejo 13y ago
  "After persuading Marc Tarpenning, a software jockey and Eberhard's business partner in his previous companies, to join him, they INCORPORATED Tesla Motors in JULY 2003." "It took Eberhard and Ian Wright,VP of vehicle development, only two hours during a February 2004 meeting to get Musk onboard." CNN Money: Tesla's wild ride http://cnnmoney.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=-1&title=Tesla%27s+wild+ride+-+Jul.+9%2C+2008&urlID=29633961&action=cpt&partnerID=2200&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Ftechnology%2Fcopeland_tesla.fortune%2Findex.htm http://cnnmoney.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=-1&...

Here are the links that reference the early history of Tesla https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4441480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4441480

by elviejo 13y ago

Here are the links that reference the early history of Tesla https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4441480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4441480

hkmurakami 13y ago

Never knew about this! I dislike how history gets rewritten in ways that benefit those with power and influence like this, so I really appreciate you having put together these links for us.

elviejo 13y ago
Agreed what is impressive to me is that history gets rewritten in front of our very eyes. I was a fan of the Tesla Roadster since the beginning. the Tesla company blog was written by Eberard himself. And all of the suden everything changed lawsuits and confidentiality agreements and PR firms are trying to rewrite history. But there is plenty of people that was alive when the company started. And here we are just

btian 13y ago

That so-called history is just wrong. First, Wikipedia is not a primary source. Martin Eberard is a primary source and he says that Elon Musk is a co-founder. The last time I checked there is no rule that says you can't be co-founder and investor at the same time. Also your link doesn't even state that JB as a co-founder which is just ridiculous.

elviejo 13y ago
Where does Martin Eberard call Elon Musk a cofounder ?? Do you have any documentation of that ?
elviejo 13y ago
"After persuading Marc Tarpenning, a software jockey and Eberhard's business partner in his previous companies, to join him, they INCORPORATED Tesla Motors in JULY 2003." "It took Eberhard and Ian Wright,VP of vehicle development, only two hours during a February 2004 meeting to get Musk onboard." CNN Money: Tesla's wild ride http://cnnmoney.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=-1&title=Tesla%27s+wild+ride+-+Jul.+9%2C+2008&urlID=29633961&action=cpt&partnerID=2200&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Ftechnology%2Fcopeland_tesla.fortune%2Findex.htm http://cnnmoney.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=-1&...