Draper: Elon Musk was not CEO when DFJ funded Tesla
Tim Draper · This is The Worlds Most Influential, Powerful Investor with Tim Draper of DFJ Venture (Timothy Draper) · Feb 9, 2016 · at 12:22
Venture capitalist Tim Draper discusses his early backing of Tesla Motors and the company's leadership under Martin Eberhard.
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“Actually, I met Elon long before Tesla and Elon was not the CEO when we funded it. A guy named Martin Everhard was.”
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