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A HERETIC I AM

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3. You probably know this, but for those that don't, Musk didn't name the company to begin with.

Reply to LostOne4Ever (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 02:18 PM

Jul 2024

Tesla was founded in 2003, by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. They served as chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively.

Musk came along the next year and got his foot in the door by buying $6.5 million worth of shares in February of '04. That was enough to get him a seat on the board at the head of the table. So he bought his way into the firm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.#History

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Nikola Tesla is probably spinning in his Grave [View all] LostOne4Ever Jul 2024 OP

Why comment on his sexuality? Marcus IM Jul 2024 #1

I commented on it because of Musk's anti-lgbtq advocacy LostOne4Ever Jul 2024 #2

You probably know this, but for those that don't, Musk didn't name the company to begin with. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2024 #3

Exactly!!! LostOne4Ever Jul 2024 #4

Yeah, Muck didn't found/invent Tesla. He did conveive the horrible, stainless steel cyber truck though. brush Jul 2024 #6

Yeah, ugly is as ugly does, eh? LOL A HERETIC I AM Jul 2024 #7

A Tesla coil? Ocelot II Jul 2024 #5

Nicola Tesla duncang Jul 2024 #8