Chamath: Social Capital bought Tesla convertible bonds in 2015
Chamath Palihapitiya · #94 Chamath Palihapitiya: Understanding Yourself · Oct 13, 2020 · at 24:45
Chamath Palihapitiya discusses his early investments in Tesla and how deep grassroots research supported his decision to invest alongside Elon Musk.
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“In 2000 and 15, I think we started to really pay attention to Tesla and we bought these convertible bonds and, you know, we thought they were really great, you know, risk adjusted because, you know, we weren't sure whether The shorts were going to win and drive the company into the ground, but we were really sure we wanted to bet on Elon.”
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