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Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival by askafriend on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:04PM (#21548219)
Musk absolutely should take credit for Tesla as it exists today.

The Tesla he bought into was just a research project. It was nowhere near the global brand it is today nor were they on a trajectory that would have put them anywhere close to where they are today. It was his vision that made it possible at all.

Similar to the founding story of McDonald's. Ray Croc bought the idea and made McDonald's what it is today. He didn't actually start the original 6 burger restaurants named McDonald's.

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Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival by the_duke on Friday November 15, 2019 @04:39PM (#21549061)
I agree that Musk was very impactful for Tesla, and it would most likely be nowhere near where it is today without him.

My only complaint is that he is not a cofounder, but joined in Series A as an investor.

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