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Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by justinmeiners »

Touche wrote: post #27
xiphias2 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

- Will Elon stop with tweets that hurt Tesla? Appoint a CEO, or COO to run things to take pressure of Elon? I have read this from so many people for the last 5 years all the time. Sure, the tweets show that Elon wants faster growth, and frustrated, and I didn't like that tweet either, but if you want a conservative CEO, buy IBM or Oracle stocks, please leave Tesla alone.

I just don't want a batshit crazy person running a company I invest in.

Do conservative, PR polished, suits build great companies?

Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by tempsy »

I’m watching in disbelief at the stock market making a V shaped recovery. Nasdaq is only a few percentage points off it’s all time high.

I guess don’t underestimate the American consumer even at a time of economic uncertainty? I don’t know how else to explain record sales from Tesla, Facebook, and Microsoft today.

Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by martimarkov »

Touche wrote: post #27
xiphias2 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

- Will Elon stop with tweets that hurt Tesla? Appoint a CEO, or COO to run things to take pressure of Elon? I have read this from so many people for the last 5 years all the time. Sure, the tweets show that Elon wants faster growth, and frustrated, and I didn't like that tweet either, but if you want a conservative CEO, buy IBM or Oracle stocks, please leave Tesla alone.

I just don't want a batshit crazy person running a company I invest in.

You are completely free to not buy Tesla stock. I for one want to have a company I invest ran by that type of person. Nobody is forced into buying stocks and if you disagree with how one is ran you are welcome to sell

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Post by mcv »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #67
mcv wrote: post #62

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I think it's also how genius works. When you're really good at one thing, there's the risk of thinking you're good at everything.

Is that genius? Because it seems to be common in the unintelligent as well.

But without having the one thing they're really good at, then.

Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by artursapek »

chollida1 wrote: post #2

Since, things are slow, my notes.... Misc: - Fremont plant idle since March 23rd - raised 2.3B in February, which seems really well timed now - Musk venting with "FREE AMERICA NOW" tweet makes him seem almost crazy - can see why Elon is going crazy on twitter, he'd almost turned around Telsa and now they may be in the worst cash crunch of their long life - Shanghai Giga reopened on Feb 10th, showing the importance of…

> - can see why Elon is going crazy on twitter, he'd almost turned around Telsa and now they may be in the worst cash crunch of their long life

That's probably why he's going crazy. I bet the guy is stressed out. His baby is slowly bleeding after he has worked so hard to build it up and crush it in Q4.

Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by jonny_eh »

adventured wrote: post #43
slg wrote: post #18

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>- Musk venting with "FREE AMERICA NOW" tweet makes him seem almost crazy Musk is on the verge of a three quarter of billion dollar windfall if Tesla's six month average market cap exceeds $100b. I would guess that motivates his desire to open as soon as possible. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-stocks-musk/teslas-...

I doubt it. He's worth $38.5 billion; $26b of that is in Tesla. He can shave off hundreds of millions of dollars from that any day of the week - if he cared to do so. The compensation package is relatively small compared to his existing wealth already contained in Tesla. Wanting the company to succeed is what most likely motivates him, not the compensation package (which is aligned with his existing interests, even i…

Then why have a compensation package like that if it's just a rounding error for him? Maybe people like him can't stand to lose out on a dollar, especially when they believe they deserve it.

Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by artursapek »

Touche wrote: post #27
xiphias2 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

- Will Elon stop with tweets that hurt Tesla? Appoint a CEO, or COO to run things to take pressure of Elon? I have read this from so many people for the last 5 years all the time. Sure, the tweets show that Elon wants faster growth, and frustrated, and I didn't like that tweet either, but if you want a conservative CEO, buy IBM or Oracle stocks, please leave Tesla alone.

I just don't want a batshit crazy person running a company I invest in.

Then invest in fucking GM lol

Re: Tesla Q1 2020 Update

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Post by Traster »

xiphias2 wrote: post #20
chollida1 wrote: post #2

Since, things are slow, my notes.... Misc: - Fremont plant idle since March 23rd - raised 2.3B in February, which seems really well timed now - Musk venting with "FREE AMERICA NOW" tweet makes him seem almost crazy - can see why Elon is going crazy on twitter, he'd almost turned around Telsa and now they may be in the worst cash crunch of their long life - Shanghai Giga reopened on Feb 10th, showing the importance of…

- Will Elon stop with tweets that hurt Tesla? Appoint a CEO, or COO to run things to take pressure of Elon? I have read this from so many people for the last 5 years all the time. Sure, the tweets show that Elon wants faster growth, and frustrated, and I didn't like that tweet either, but if you want a conservative CEO, buy IBM or Oracle stocks, please leave Tesla alone.

You know, there just might be someone somewhere between Elon Musk and the CEO of IBM. And you know, maybe they could do a better job without literally being such a liability they have to write their own insurance contract.
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