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Tesla founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning started the company before Elon Musk joined. Discover how Tesla evolved and why Musk became its most famous co-founder.

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[-] jefmz@fedia.io 1 points 4 hours ago

I think we’re actually closer on the facts than you realize. I never said Musk founded Tesla by himself or that he was there from day one. My point is that reducing his role to simply “being on paper” is also inaccurate. He joined very early, led the Series A investment, became chairman, and played a major role in shaping the company that Tesla became

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

No, we're not actually closer on "the facts". You're still operating on a set of "alternative facts" that are contradicted by the actual historical timeline.

Musk was an early investor in a company that was already founded by other people. That is a very important distinction between reality and the fiction that Musk wants people to believe.

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