SNS Subscriber Edition Week of 7/4/2016 Vol. 21 Issue 24
In This Issue
Feature: Elon’s Plan
Elon’s Intelligence
Product Excellence and the Musk System
Resilience
What Is Tesla?
Inventing SolarCity
Nepotism Charges and Board Conflicts: Tradeoff for Long-Term Planning?
Elon’s Vision
Quotes of the Week
Takeout Window
The Tesla Model 3
Scary Photo Dept.
Upgrades
SolarCity & Tesla: The Numbers
Ethermail
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It isn’t surprising that Elon Musk gets a lot of criticism. He’s different, he’s brilliant, and – unlike Wall Street – he thinks long-term.
I need to begin this discussion with a disclosure: I consider Elon to be a good friend, and have known him for almost 20 years. We awarded him the honor of Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 at our FiRe conference, which he has attended for years (photos and video link below), and I personally own shares in both Tesla Motors and SolarCity.
This week, with Tesla’s bid for SolarCity, most of the global business blogs are questioning every part of the deal, from finances to board connections. While this transaction will soon be forgotten, it provides an opportunity to both look at these companies in a bit more detail and try to see the world from Elon’s perspective, which is almost the opposite of Wall Street’s.
