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Value After Hours S06 E01: Christopher Tsai on $TSLA, growth investing, and his mentor Ron Baron

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Origin of the Mercedes-Benz Brand and Early Competition in Prime Mover Technology

The Mercedes-Benz brand was formed when a wealthy commercial magnet named Emil Jelenek, who had ordered four vehicles for himself, resold two of them to Baron Henri de Rothschild. Jelenek used a pseudonym, Mercedes, and his daughter's name to enter races with the cars. The early 20th century saw competition among steam, electric, and gasoline as prime mover technologies, with uncertainty about which would emerge as the dominant choice.

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