"There would be no Tesla brand without him."
> Founded as Tesla Motors, Tesla was incorporated on July 1, 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.
What products did they have before Elon?
Yeah and who knew about it? Nobody.
Re:Tesla Q1 2020 Update
by matthewbauer on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:13AM
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Sure but being a good publicist doesn’t mean you’re a good CEO.
Before Elon Tesla was 2 guys with a piece of paper saying 'we should build Electric cars'.
Elon provided most of the funding, and it wouldn't have gotten of the ground without him.
Next Eberhard ran the company straight into the ground and Elon had to take over.
Then Elon had to invest even more money to save the company.
From there he made it one of the most valuable car companies in the world.
Thus, anybody who thinks Tesla would actually exist without Elon is just a fool.
The man demands action, if he didn't he wouldn't be running the most ambitious companies on the planet.