Needless to say, Musk quickly relayed to Eberhard and Tarpenning that he was in for Tesla, followed by him becoming its biggest shareholder and Chairman. Yes, he was a bit eccentric in actions and thought. Upon his initial move to Canada for college, Musk actually told the daughter of a prominent executive at the Bank of Nova Scotia about his vision for a different way of powering automobiles. Vance is clear that Musk from the very early days of his “miserable childhood” in South Africa had been interested in the idea of electric cars. As one friend exclaimed upon hearing of their new company at a Woodside pub, “You have to be kidding me.” Except that the people are the market, and the people don’t always take well to change.Ĭonsidering Tesla, Vance reports that its doors were opened by single “exit” and very rich entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, only for the duo to meet immense skepticism among VCs about the fanciful notion of an electric car. Also, it’s well known that most Silicon Valley start-ups fail, and logically so: these are individuals working feverishly to create an all new future. It’s rare for even the immensely talented to keep hitting home runs. Though his success had been longstanding considering the formation and lucrative sales of Zip2 ($300 million) and Paypal ($1.5 billion), there was a perception perhaps that Musk’s achievements were in the rearview mirror. Vance began his project in 2012 at a point when it was no longer realistic for the media to ignore Musk.
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