How Elon Musk took over Tesla using money, strong-arm tactics, and his own popularity

The Verge
By Andrew J. HawkinsAug 2, 2023, 8:00 am213 pts
Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard and Elon Musk at the launch of the Tesla Roadster in 2008. | Image: Getty The story of Tesla and Elon Musk can be traced back to the early 2000s, when Musk was ousted as CEO of his first company, PayPal. That incident taught Musk a crucial lesson about the importance of being in…

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