[citruspi]

> He has built a $150 billion company from the ground up

That's a bit of a stretch.

The company was founded by other folks (Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning) in 2003, he invested in 2004, joined the board of directors, ousted the CEO in 2007, and was then only able to refer to himself as a cofounder after settling a lawsuit.

Musk didn't build anything "from the ground up," he took control of a company that already existed and grew it into something larger - still admirable, but let's not rewrite history. Musk didn't create Tesla and he wasn't one of the original cofounders.

[jdross]

The Tesla of 2007 was a barely existing company on the edge of death having built and delivered literally 0 cars.

The first roadster shipped in 2008. The first Model S in 2012.

If you're saying Tesla would exist let alone be where it is without Elon, we're living in different realities. They would have never shipped a single vehicle without him.