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Most people I talk to are surprised to learn that Elon Musk is Tesla's *fourth* CEO. axbom/1413064689702027267
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 10 Retweets ❤️ 26 Favorites 2022 Apr 18 Mood 0

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I do appreciate the sentiment that every taxpayer in the US has as much right to call themselves founders of Tesla as Elon Musk… nbcbayarea.com/news/local/tesla-ceo-settles-for-founder-title/2088887/?amp
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 8 Favorites 2022 Apr 18 Mood +2 🙂

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Sometimes I see statements like this in the news. "While Tesla’s star began to fade long ago, Elon Musk, who named his car and his company after him, has contributed to a Nikola Tesla revival." No. No he did not. But the ruse certainly is working. seattletimes.com/nation-world/why-elon-musk-named-his-electric-car-tesla/
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 4 Retweets ❤️ 9 Favorites 2022 Apr 19 Mood 0

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And then there are tweets like this from the man himself. The company was already named Tesla before Musk was anywhere in the picture... elonmusk/1071619073434238977
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 3 Retweets ❤️ 10 Favorites 2022 Apr 19 Mood +2 🙂

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Martin Eberhard came up with the name in 2003. He pitched it to his wife-to-be Carolyn at Disneyland. His co-founder Marc Tarpenning registered teslamotors.com on April 23, 2003. Musk didn't come on board as an investor until 2004. foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/elon-musk-tesla-name-martin-eberhard
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 1 Retweets ❤️ 8 Favorites 2022 Apr 19 Mood 0

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The timeline of PayPal surprises a lot of people too. Confinity and x.com merged in 2000. Musk took over as CEO in April and was fired in October of the same year. The company wasn't renamed PayPal until June 2001. Musk kept his stock though after being fired.
On twitter.com ♻️ 1 Retweets ❤️ 7 Favorites 2022 Apr 19 Mood -4 🙁