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Re:Tesla Q1 2020 Update by cma on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @11:47PM (#23027222)
"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.

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Re:Tesla Q1 2020 Update by xeromal on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:02AM (#23027292)
What products did they have before Elon?
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Re:Tesla Q1 2020 Update by tbrock on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:00AM (#23027284)
Yeah and who knew about it? Nobody.
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Re:Tesla Q1 2020 Update by matthewbauer on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:13AM (#23027361)
Sure but being a good publicist doesn’t mean you’re a good CEO.
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Re:Tesla Q1 2020 Update by nickik on Thursday April 30, 2020 @01:30AM (#23027734)
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.

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