One of the top cleantech stories of recent weeks (or months) in the mainstream media has been Elon Musk’s trial regarding Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity. We haven’t covered it, because we covered the acquisition years ago in depth and we don’t typically cover lawsuits, but since it’s been so broadly … [continued]
I am one of a generation of investors who put our money in Tesla, defying an army of naysayers and short-sellers to become so-called “Teslanaires” last year…
To create breakthrough products, Steve Jobs created his own reality distortion field which helped Apple reach unattainable goals. Likewise, Elon Musk has an unorthodox method for setting Tesla’s goals. Yes, there’s a lot of bellyaching in the media over Musk’s missed deadlines. But according to former Apple analyst Gene Munster (via Loup Ventures), “There’s a method to Musk’s goal-setting madness.”
Full disclosure: I’m a Tesla shareholder, and I did not feel misled by Tesla statements regarding Model 3 production, so I did not think a class-action lawsuit against Tesla on that topic made sense.
Tesla does a lot of things superbly in the world of communications. However, Tesla also has a lot of room for improvement, as some recent news about stores and the Model 3 shows.
Word on the street (Tesla’s blog) is that Tesla CEO & Chairman Elon Musk has conceded to large investors and decided to keep Tesla public.
