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Re:To Understand the Future of Tesla, Look to the History of GM by icelancer on Saturday April 21, 2018 @02:17PM (#16892533)
Tesla did experience a recession in the early years of the company when trying to raise money and sell prototype visions. It nearly crushed the company but they came out on the other side. Today they're much better capitalized and Elon structured debt specifically to guard against dips in the economy.

Not saying he can't be wiped out with one or two bad decisions + a recession, but this isn't new territory for Tesla.

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Re:To Understand the Future of Tesla, Look to the History of GM by Nokinside on Saturday April 21, 2018 @03:17PM (#16892873)
>better capitalized and Elon structured debt specifically

This goes against everything I know about Tesla's finances. You really have to provides sources if you want us to believe this.

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Re:To Understand the Future of Tesla, Look to the History of GM by Judgmentality on Saturday April 21, 2018 @02:24PM (#16892576)
> and Elon structured debt specifically to guard against dips in the economy

Please elaborate. Everything I've heard suggests the opposite.

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Re:To Understand the Future of Tesla, Look to the History of GM by querulous on Sunday April 22, 2018 @02:18AM (#16894949)
musk took over as CEO in october 2008; the height of the recession. prior to that he was board chairman
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