Everyone thought #特斯拉 was made big by Musk alone, but big shots, don’t be deceived by appearances — the hidden stories behind are more enticing than airdrops! 🍉#币安Alpha上新
The real 'founder veteran' was eliminated, and his name was 'disappeared' by the officials, washing the entire history clean.
Behind this is a super ruthless 'takeover drama' in business history. Let's chat slowly 👇#币安HODLer空投NEWT
In 2003, two great minds partnered to make electric cars ⚡️
In 2003, engineer Martin Eberhard and financial mogul Marc Tarpenning teamed up to start an e-book company, which they later sold for a handsome $187 million, becoming good partners.
They saw the business opportunity in California's electric vehicle regulations (ZEV Act) and decided to go big — to build an electric sports car 🏎️.
But the problem is, neither of them had ever built a car; they were complete newcomers.
They invited racing 'veteran' Ian Wright 🏁
To cover the gap in car manufacturing technology, he brought in engineer Ian Wright with racing experience.
Three people banding together is not enough; who is providing the money? Investors are passing the ball.
Until Musk appeared, he had just sold PayPal, holding 'big R on-chain', and began to spread money wildly 💰.
When Musk entered the scene, the rules changed instantly 🎮
Musk was attracted to the idea of an electric sports car, thinking: This project must be developed!
He immediately invested $6.35 million, with the condition — I want to be the chairman of the board! 🪑
This move directly gave him 'DAO sovereignty', and his influence skyrocketed, unshakeable by anyone 🔑.
Shares became more diluted, and the founders turned into 'leeks' ⚠️
As financing rounds came in, Martin's and Marc's shares were diluted round after round.
Not long after, the two together owned less than 50% 📉.
This is the signal that they started losing control.
In 2006, the Roadster sports car was unveiled, but the media only praised Martin 👏
Tesla's first electric sports car Roadster made a stunning debut, with explosive performance ⚡️.
The media credited all the achievements to Martin, while Musk was neglected.
This made Musk furious 💥!
He shouted in the team group: If you don't give me face, I will cut off funding! 💣
Musk became increasingly controlling, and conflicts escalated 🔥
From then on, Musk began to frequently intervene in daily decisions, constantly overturning product designs, and progress was as slow as block confirmations 🔄.
Martin finally realized and wanted to resign ✋.
But Musk refused to budge, wanting to kick Martin out 🚪.
In 2007, Musk 'secretly' got rid of Martin 👊
In August 2007, Musk secretly held a board meeting behind the scenes without notifying Martin, kicked him out as CEO, stripped him of all powers, and restricted him from joining other companies for a year ⛔️.
His methods were vicious and illegal.
Martin got angry and sued Musk for various charges, but Musk stubbornly said: I don’t recognize him as the founder! 🙅♂️
The founder's title was snatched away, and history was rewritten 📜
The title of co-founder was transferred to other early employees.
Martin was officially 'blacklisted', completely disappearing from Tesla's white paper 👻.
Both sides privately reached a settlement, Martin exited, and he was dubbed 'the pioneer who got cut' in the community.
And Musk? He became a 'big shot' in the global DeFi and metaverse, rewriting this part of history. 👑
So who is really the founder? 🤔
In this play, Musk is shrewd and ruthless.
But then the question arises:
So who is the founder?
Who was the first to have the idea? 💡 Or was it the group that actually built the company? 🏗️ Or was it the one who funded and controlled the whole thing? 💸
The ending is here! Give a like 👍 leave a message 🗣️ and share it so more people can see it 🔥
This is not just the story of Tesla, but also a classic 'power game' in the startup world.
It's the same in the crypto world, who pays, who works, who calls the shots?
Leave a comment and let’s talk, which side are you on? How should we define the founder? 👇
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