9. Tesla’s Business Model
▪ April 10, 2017 Surpassed Ford ($45 billion) and GM
($50 billion) to become America’s most valuable car
company ($51 billion)
▪ While only shipping 76,000 vehicles and recording a
loss of $675 million
▪ Apple of the car business
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10. Founding
Tesla was founded in 2003
with Elon Musk coming on
as an investor in 2004
using his money from
PayPal they managed to
build the Roadster by 2008
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11. Secret Sauce
▪ 5 star safety rating
▪ Model S 20% profit
▪ Building Batteries
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