stux⚡️#Tesla was founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. Elon Musk coming and JB Straubel joined the company months later.
Elon Musk also didn't found #PayPal but he foundeded X.com and it merged with Confinity. That entity then became PayPal. Elon was replaced by Peter Thiel as CEO but he retained his shares. The funds from the sale to EBay is what allowed Elon to start his present 'empire'.
Nika2022 🐶🎶🌐☕️@stux what he is good at: slapping his name on stuff someone else made and use it as self promo
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Attached: 3 images @[email protected] This is not accurate. #Tesla was a shell company with no tech and not even the rights to its own name. They had the goal of converting an Elise to an ACP drivetrain. At the same time #Musk was working on a project to convert a Noble to an ACP drivetrain. ACP suggested the two projects join forces. Similar situation to #Paypal: two startups working on similar projects, which merged for reasons of efficiency. Also, Straubel shouldn't be downplayed; his Long Range EV project was key.