They didn't get Tesla because Musk wanted Kleiner on the board not the partner who had done all the work. So Tesla took a $70M valuation with a board member the

They didn't get Tesla because Musk wanted Kleiner on the board not the partner who had done all the work. So Tesla took a $70M valuation with a board member they didn't care about rather than a $50M valuation with the board member they did want, which Musk says was a mistake. Still there were other missteps. This article came out a day after this one, which is more in-depth about all the problems they have faced. http://pando.com/2013/12/11/john-doerrs-last-stand-can-a-dramatic-shakeup-save-kleiner-perkins/ http://pando.com/2013/12/11/john-doerrs-last-stand-can-a-dra...