26,004.
NOW THIS.
TESLA WILL CITY A PUBLIC
COMPANY.
BUT HOW LONG WILL ELON MUSK STAY
ON AS THE ALL-POWERFUL CEO.
SURELY NOT THAT MUCH LONGER.
THE MAN IS EXHAUSTED.
HE IS RUNNING TESLA, A SPACE
COMPANY, A BORING COMPANY, ONE
PERSON CAN'T DO ALL OF THAT.
MUSK'S BEHAVIOR PROVES THE
POINT.
HE NEEDS HELP, EXECUTIVE HELP.
HE NEED A CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
HE CAN STAY ON AS FOUNDING
VISIONARY.
HE CAN'T RUN A CUTTING-EDGE CAR
COMPANY THAT IS LOSING MONEY AND
CAN'T BRING PRODUCTION UP TO
SPEED.
AUGUST WAS A TERRIBLE MONTH FOR
MUSK.
OUT OF THE BLUE HE TWEETED ABOUT
TAKING A 60 BILLION-DOLLAR
COMPANY PRIVATE.
EVERYBODY WAS ASKING, WHAT ON
EARTH IS HE DOING?
WORSE, HE LOOKED UNBALANCED.
EMOTIONAL TURMOIL.
IT WAS LAUGHING, CRYING ROLLER
COASTER OF AN INTERVIEW.
NOT THE KIND OF THING INVESTOR
WANT TO SEE IN A MAN WHO IS IN
CHARGE OF THEIR MONEY.
MUSK OWNS, WHAT, 20% OF THE
COMPANY.
HE HAS PLENTY OF INFLUENCE.
HE WILL NOT WALK AWAY.
HE WILL NOT BE FORCED OUT.
READING THE TEA LEAVES.
MUSK HAS THE VISIONARY JOB,
SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO THE
PRODUCTION.
THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE
IN A CAR COMPANY CHIEF.
THIS IS A TURNING POINT.
IT IS THE POINT WHERE THE
SOMEONE CAPABLE OF PUTTING
VISION INTO PRACTICE.
MUST BEING SOMETHING IN THE
COUNTRY HAS PRODUCED STEVE JOBS,
THE ALL CONQUERING APPLE,
JEFF BEZOS, THE BEHEMOTH KNOWN
AS AMAZON.
MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK.
TESLA IS NOT QUITE UP THERE WITH
THE GIANTS JUST YET.
