Ian Carroll

He doesn't tend to say he invented Tesla or directly claim it was all him. He tends to say things like, back when we founded Tesla. But he certainly doesn't mention Eberhard, ever. But, from Eberhards perspective... So, what changed to make Musk the hands-on CEO that he is today? Well, according to Everhard, everything changed when Tesla started to get attention from the press.

He doesn't tend to say he invented Tesla or directly claim it was all him. He tends to say things like, back when we founded Tesla. But he certainly doesn't mention Eberhard, ever. But, from Eberhards perspective... So, what changed to make Musk the hands-on CEO that he is today? Well, according to Everhard, everything changed when Tesla started to get attention from the press.

Quote, his behavior changed dramatically as soon as we started having press about Tesla. He got mad if anything was ever written about Tesla and it didn't feature his name prominently. And that's when I realized that there was an ego involved here that I had not recognized before. Eberhard used to have the nickname Mr. Tesla.

Quote, his behavior changed dramatically as soon as we started having press about Tesla. He got mad if anything was ever written about Tesla and it didn't feature his name prominently. And that's when I realized that there was an ego involved here that I had not recognized before. Eberhard used to have the nickname Mr. Tesla.

Quote, his behavior changed dramatically as soon as we started having press about Tesla. He got mad if anything was ever written about Tesla and it didn't feature his name prominently. And that's when I realized that there was an ego involved here that I had not recognized before. Eberhard used to have the nickname Mr. Tesla.

And he said that anytime Musk wasn't mentioned in an article about the company, he would call and scream at Eberhard. Now, that sounds like the kind of guy that would get butthurt about gamers making fun of him and cheat to level up to be one of the best.

And he said that anytime Musk wasn't mentioned in an article about the company, he would call and scream at Eberhard. Now, that sounds like the kind of guy that would get butthurt about gamers making fun of him and cheat to level up to be one of the best.

And he said that anytime Musk wasn't mentioned in an article about the company, he would call and scream at Eberhard. Now, that sounds like the kind of guy that would get butthurt about gamers making fun of him and cheat to level up to be one of the best.

In fact, that starts to align quite well with Musk's apparently abusive but extremely wealthy childhood, his problems with his father and his apparent insatiable drive for success and recognition today.

In fact, that starts to align quite well with Musk's apparently abusive but extremely wealthy childhood, his problems with his father and his apparent insatiable drive for success and recognition today.

In fact, that starts to align quite well with Musk's apparently abusive but extremely wealthy childhood, his problems with his father and his apparent insatiable drive for success and recognition today.

Eventually, after a defamation lawsuit and settlement, Musk purchased the right to call himself a founder of Tesla, and Eberhard presumably took a pretty payout and agreed to never disparage Elon Musk again. But then, on the other hand, it's not as simple as flipping your opinion and hating Elon Musk as an eternal fraudster, right?

Eventually, after a defamation lawsuit and settlement, Musk purchased the right to call himself a founder of Tesla, and Eberhard presumably took a pretty payout and agreed to never disparage Elon Musk again. But then, on the other hand, it's not as simple as flipping your opinion and hating Elon Musk as an eternal fraudster, right?

Eventually, after a defamation lawsuit and settlement, Musk purchased the right to call himself a founder of Tesla, and Eberhard presumably took a pretty payout and agreed to never disparage Elon Musk again. But then, on the other hand, it's not as simple as flipping your opinion and hating Elon Musk as an eternal fraudster, right?

He did pour all of his money into Tesla when success was not certain, and then again with SpaceX, which he did found. He bet the farm on SpaceX when his first three rocket launches failed and both SpaceX and Tesla were on the verge of bankruptcy. And it's actually a pretty wild story. And it's hard not to respect the guy for the sheer tenacity of it all, even if a lot of it was just money.

He did pour all of his money into Tesla when success was not certain, and then again with SpaceX, which he did found. He bet the farm on SpaceX when his first three rocket launches failed and both SpaceX and Tesla were on the verge of bankruptcy. And it's actually a pretty wild story. And it's hard not to respect the guy for the sheer tenacity of it all, even if a lot of it was just money.

He did pour all of his money into Tesla when success was not certain, and then again with SpaceX, which he did found. He bet the farm on SpaceX when his first three rocket launches failed and both SpaceX and Tesla were on the verge of bankruptcy. And it's actually a pretty wild story. And it's hard not to respect the guy for the sheer tenacity of it all, even if a lot of it was just money.

But I guess the point here is that they're both stories. And there's always more than one side of a story. And when Elon tells them, he's the hero. He was up against all odds and he narrowly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. When other people tell it, you see other sides of the story that Elon seems to have conveniently left out.

But I guess the point here is that they're both stories. And there's always more than one side of a story. And when Elon tells them, he's the hero. He was up against all odds and he narrowly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. When other people tell it, you see other sides of the story that Elon seems to have conveniently left out.

But I guess the point here is that they're both stories. And there's always more than one side of a story. And when Elon tells them, he's the hero. He was up against all odds and he narrowly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. When other people tell it, you see other sides of the story that Elon seems to have conveniently left out.