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Why I’m Not Dazzled by Elon Musk
As a resident of Silicon Valley, I am deeply embarrassed to admit this, but here I go: I am not dazzled by Elon Musk. (Pause, while Silicon Valley gasps in appalled surprise.) I know how much he’s accomplished. Starting a new car company from scratch was an enormous undertaking, and the Tesla—the official pace car […]
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It’s a proposal that would unite two companies on shaky financial ground as they plow into relatively new markets. One makes electric cars, the other installs solar panels. There are few obvious synergies. Perhaps even more puzzling are the motives of Elon Musk [pictured above], a polarizing billionaire who is the chairman and largest shareholder […]
Read more "The Tesla-SolarCity Love Affair Is Crumbling"Mr. Musk’s logic and assumptions are deeply flawed about SolarCity and Tesla
Summary We use Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition conference call language to show why Mr. Musk’s logic and assumptions are deeply flawed. We believe the transaction has negative synergies and SolarCity’s costs are likely to increase. SolarCity is not only unsuited to Tesla but there is inherent conflict of interest between the companies when it comes to […]
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