Tesla
Even though they “want to see themselves as gods,” most tech leaders aren’t doing anything about climate change. Why?
But not if you compare them to the mass-market cars Tesla wants to sell.
Everyone wants a low-cost SUV.
And the SEC isn’t playing around.
The situation isn’t as bad at other tech company warehouses and manufacturing facilities.
Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher discuss Tesla on the latest Pivot, plus Tucker Carlson, Fyre Festival and the MAGA teens from Covington Catholic.
At least, that’s what Elon Musk says.
Here’s a visual look back at the year.
That’s a lotta podcast!
Gelfand studies why some cultures desire rules, why others avoid them and what gets the best results.
Earlier this year, Musk was working 120-hour weeks to ramp up production of Tesla’s Model 3. Now he’s back to a “manageable” 80-90.
In-depth and in-person, they discuss his crazy year of tweeting, journalist fights — and why Tesla won’t build an electric scooter and much more.
Musk talks about his “excruciating” 2018, fighting with journalists on Twitter, why Tesla won’t build an electric scooter and much more.
“Some people use their hair to express themselves; I use Twitter.”
Another Trump-like flair: Musk also criticizes “social justice warriors.”
But he says not all Saudis are the same.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway mull the week in digital insecurity on the latest episode of Pivot.
It’s likely to include Maryanna Saenko, an investor at Khosla Ventures.
The new and used market for Teslas is booming.
“He paid $20 million for a tweet,” Kara Swisher says on the latest episode of Pivot. “Who says Twitter can’t make money?”
But the entrepreneur gets to remain CEO of the electric carmaker.
Musk said he had “funding secured” to take Tesla private. That’s not true, says the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On NYTimes.com: Let me answer the question many are thinking: Is he crazy?
Not only are the Saudis a viable pool of cash for cash-seekers, they are building considerable leverage in Silicon Valley deal-making.
He says Saudi Arabia has been interested in funding his take-private transaction. That’s different.
Tesla stock jumped to a high of $371 after Musk tweeted he was considering taking the company private at $420 a share.
Is Tesla succeeding in its transition to becoming a mass-market automaker? Elon Musk may have a lot to say, but the data will say more.
Tesla made 7,000 cars last week. Ford can do that in a few hours.
Most of the refunds happened this April, after Elon Musk again said the mass-market car would be delayed.
We all spend our Memorial Day weekends in different ways.
Musk says if Tesla ships the promised affordable version of the Model 3 first it will “lose money and die.”
Breaking down the stats that Elon Musk and his self-driving-car cohorts use to say their vehicles are safer.
The advisory firm Glass Lewis says it is concerned by the venture capitalist’s “fairly extraordinary” leave of absence.
Calling CEO Mark Zuckerberg “completely immoral,” the provocative investor has no regrets and says “no founder should ever sell a company to him.”
“Excuse me. Next. Boring, bonehead questions are not cool,” Musk said in response to one analyst’s question.
Tesla only produced 2,270 cars a week in April, short of its adjusted goal of 2,500 a week.
Is Model 3 production on par with Musk’s new goal of producing 6,000 cars a week by June?
The venture capitalist sits in limbo even though DFJ’s investigation has concluded.
Musk says he wants to personally approve any Tesla expenditure of more than $1 million.