I heard him snap at the investors on that recent conference call and I was really amazed.
I thought I’d hear some of their “boring questions” and in fact they were extremely reasonable.
I’m a big Elon fan and I was shocked.
This is just the second time that I think the strain is really, REALLY beginning to show.
A relative works in sales at Solar City. It’s obvious that Musk is sucking money out of Solar City anyway he can to feed his Tesla addiction. Pillaging Solar city will drive out those that can meet and exceed the monthly sales quota.
Why are you a big Elon Musk fan? Tesla is going to go belly up, probably within the next 12 to 18 months if not before.
Musk has used his shares as collateral for an estimated $800 Million Plus in loans to finance his lifestyle.
Without the tax breaks for those that buy his cars he is on deep trouble. When Tesla goes broke the market for his cars new and used is gone as well as getting any spare parts.
He is more con artist than anything else and the laws of physics and battery technology were never there for all the claims he made. If I had the money I would short Tesla.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I heard him snap at the investors on that recent conference call and I was really amazed.
I thought I’d hear some of their “boring questions” and in fact they were extremely reasonable.
I’m a big Elon fan and I was shocked.
This is just the second time that I think the strain is really, REALLY beginning to show.
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He messed up and he’s admitted to some extent that he did mess up. He probably is under a lot of pressure. Tesla is in the middle of a big ramp up on the Model 3 right now. If it’s successful Tesla stock will jump because it’s so heavily shorted.
The stock price is holding up pretty well, too.
I heard him snap at the investors on that recent conference call and I was really amazed.
I thought I’d hear some of their “boring questions” and in fact they were extremely reasonable.
I’m a big Elon fan and I was shocked.
This is just the second time that I think the strain is really, REALLY beginning to show.
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Now that I think about it, in his biography which he initially tried to stop, the author makes the case that Musk lacks empathy for individuals, especially when they threaten his goals which he may have perceived these analysts as doing. Instead, his empathy seems to be with all of humanity and that’s where his vision comes in. (As an example he wants to make humans a multiplanetary species rather than just launch rockets.)
So this outburst is really nothing new for him, it’s just that it isn’t usually so public.
He's been sleeping on the couch in an empty office at the factory. I guess all the imaginary government handouts and decades of imaginary subsidies so many talk about but can't go into detail about aren't enough for someone who really works his ass off to make sure his company succeeds. This is a PR problem more than anything, and he's always demonstrated that he is blissfully unconcerned about PR.
I admire Musk as an engineer, a dreamer who manages to achieve many seemingly impossible targets and an inspiration for many on how to dream big technology ideas
What he is not good at is business schmoozing, accountancy and boring project management. As a project manager (in a previous life) I'd say his timelines and cost estimations are completely out of wack
But in this particular case I believe he will pull through. The battery making business is going well and there are strong indications that other manufacturers will adopt his batteries. SpaceX is great. The Boring company has potential.
Tesla has changed the way we think about cars and that is a good thing.