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I don't really have the time to dig up a link, but I recall that Elon mentioned in an interview that his goals for Tesla were to get it up and running and then

by pyoung 13y ago

I don't really have the time to dig up a link, but I recall that Elon mentioned in an interview that his goals for Tesla were to get it up and running and then hand it off to someone else. He wasn't particularly specific about this, but I think long term, he would rather focus on SpaceX. So while I agree that Tesla doesn't really need anything from Apple at this point in time, it's worth keeping this point in mind.

coob 13y ago
Well, here's somewhat of a counterpoint: Forgot to say one thing at Tesla annual shareholders meeting: just as my money was the first in, it will be the last out. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/342107352041922560 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/342107352041922560
- zwily 13y ago
  That doesn't say anything about him running the company though
- pyoung 13y ago
  So I believe he expressed his sentiments (that I brought up in the parent comment) in the Pando Daily fireside chat[1]. Its over an hour long so I am not going to re-watch it to confirm this. But keep in mind that when this interview was conducted TSLA was trading at $30 a share and was finally starting to look promising after a few years of near bankruptcy and failure, but wasn't quite the Wall Street darling that it is today. More recent comments indicate that he will be with the company for at least another 5 years[2]. The talks with apple appear to have happened somewhere in between these two interviews. It's entirely possible that Apple and Elon were simply discussing partnership opportunities. But it's not too far fetched to think that after 8 years of near failure, Musk was considering cashing out. Tesla's recent momentum might have given him a second wind, but in the end, SpaceX is his real baby. As an aside, after hearing the Pando Daily interview, it never occurred to me that Elon would sell out his stake in Tesla. He feels more like the type to either sell the company entirely, or keep his stake but pass the reins off to someone else. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegOUmgKB4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegOUmgKB4E [2] http://www.treehugger.com/cars/elon-musk-how-long-hell-stay-tesla-battery-swapping-direct-selling-mass-market-evs-etc.html http://www.treehugger.com/cars/elon-musk-how-long-hell-stay-...

by pyoung 13y ago

coob 13y ago

Well, here's somewhat of a counterpoint: Forgot to say one thing at Tesla annual shareholders meeting: just as my money was the first in, it will be the last out. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/342107352041922560 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/342107352041922560

zwily 13y ago
That doesn't say anything about him running the company though
pyoung 13y ago
So I believe he expressed his sentiments (that I brought up in the parent comment) in the Pando Daily fireside chat[1]. Its over an hour long so I am not going to re-watch it to confirm this. But keep in mind that when this interview was conducted TSLA was trading at $30 a share and was finally starting to look promising after a few years of near bankruptcy and failure, but wasn't quite the Wall Street darling that it is today. More recent comments indicate that he will be with the company for at least another 5 years[2]. The talks with apple appear to have happened somewhere in between these two interviews. It's entirely possible that Apple and Elon were simply discussing partnership opportunities. But it's not too far fetched to think that after 8 years of near failure, Musk was considering cashing out. Tesla's recent momentum might have given him a second wind, but in the end, SpaceX is his real baby. As an aside, after hearing the Pando Daily interview, it never occurred to me that Elon would sell out his stake in Tesla. He feels more like the type to either sell the company entirely, or keep his stake but pass the reins off to someone else. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegOUmgKB4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegOUmgKB4E [2] http://www.treehugger.com/cars/elon-musk-how-long-hell-stay-tesla-battery-swapping-direct-selling-mass-market-evs-etc.html http://www.treehugger.com/cars/elon-musk-how-long-hell-stay-...