Season 3, Episode 1: Tesla
Acquired
00:00
Board of Directors of Tesla and Tesla's Profit in Q1 2013
The board of directors at Tesla includes Elon Musk, the CFO of Solar City, a person with no ties to Elon, a managing partner at DBL (an investor in Tesla, SpaceX, and Solar City), a board member at SpaceX and Solar City, the managing director of GFJ (a significant SpaceX shareholder), and Elon's younger brother. Despite initial difficulties, Tesla succeeds in selling a large number of cars, posting a profit of $11 million and $562 million in sales in the first quarter of 2013, ultimately saving the company.
Transcript
Play full episode
