Behind the Money

An electric truck start-up founder goes to trial

Oct 12, 2022

19:46

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The Trial of Trevor Milton, the Founder of Electric Chuck Startup, Nikola

02:26

Hindenburg Short Seller Report

02:17

What's the Main Crux of the Fraud Trial?

01:48

Introduction

3min

How Can You Explain This Further to Me?

2min

The Trial of Trevor Milton, the Founder of Electric Chuck Startup, Nikola

2min

What's Unique About SPACs?

2min

What Happens Next When Nikola Tesla Goes Public?

2min

The Truck Is Rolling Downhill

2min

Hindenburg Short Seller Report

2min

What's the Main Crux of the Fraud Trial?

2min

The Herd Mentality of Investing

3min

10.

Behind the Money Podcast

2min

Trevor Milton and his electric vehicle start-up Nikola became Spac darlings in 2020 with his plan to transform the trucking industry. Then it all came crashing down. The FT’s Claire Bushey explains the boom and bust of entrepreneur Trevor Milton’s career and what we can learn from his story.

Clips from Nikola

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For further reading:

Nikola founder Trevor Milton accused of misleading investors at fraud trial

Nikola: the clues in Trevor Milton’s past that investors missed or ignored

US justice department inquires into Nikola fraud claims

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On Twitter, follow Claire Bushey (@Claire_Bushey) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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