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Top 30 Successes & Failures Of Elon Musk

TristaAugust 6, 2020

The alternative energy company is based in Palo Alto, California.

4. A Fortune 500 Company

Tesla, what looked like a small-town start-up back in 2003, is now one of the most successful companies in the world. Its emissions-free cars have become so popular that factories are operating around the clock to keep up with orders. In 2017, the company was inducted into Fortune 500.

However, with this immense success comes the criticism that the working conditions at Tesla factories are unsafe. Workers are forced to work long hours without taking enough breaks, and at one point, Musk admitted that he was sleeping on the floor in his office.

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Elon Musk is only human, which means he has said some controversial things that not everybody likes. Shutterstock.

3. Under Fir

In 2017, Musk announced that he wanted to take Tesla private, which would mean a massive restructuring of the company. Some shareholders complained that he was making misleading claims to increase the share price, and the Securities And Exchange Commission got involved. Tesla remains a publicly-traded company.

Following his role in the rescue attempt of a group of boys who became trapped in a cave in Thailand, lawsuits were filed against Musk for defamation. Specifically, he made a Tweet accusing one of the rescuers of being a pedophile. The accusation was false, and Musk later deleted the Tweets.

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Interviews and Twitter often get people in trouble. Shutterstock.

2. Doesn’t Mix Well With Success

Though Musk has been the CEO of Tesla since 2008 and is the longest-serving CEO of an automobile company, the Securities And Exchange Commission requested that Musk not be allowed to serve as CEO in a publicly-traded company. This action is due to some public comments that Musk made about Tesla. A board now oversees him and his communications.

Maybe his dreaming works best when he is beset by failures and setbacks and has to muster up the courage to continue pursuing what he loves. Visionaries don’t work for financial success, and acquiring a vast fortune has turned previous visionaries into business people.

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Without Musk, the internet, automobiles, and exploration would be completely different. Shutterstock.

1. Shaping The Twenty-First Century

Musk’s dreams have become a reality, from launching an internet payment service to building rockets because he got spit on by a Russian official. From helping to develop concept electric cars to imagining something called a Hyperloop. All of these have taken society far into the future.

He has mainstreamed the possibility of using technology not requiring fossil fuels and developing infrastructure that supports renewable energy. He encourages progress that does not harm the environment and create additional climate change, making him a man of his century.

Sources:

“A Timeline of Elon Musk’s Achievements!” V12 Society.

“Elon Musk.” Wikipedia.

“Elon Musk’s Failure Timeline Shows a History of Overcoming Setbacks.” Inverse. May 18, 2018.

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