| Nov 29 2024 | Freitag 18:18:31 🔗 |
After losing his $180 Million PayPal fortune...
— Baptiste (@BaptisteVicini) November 28, 2024
Elon was 3 weeks from bankruptcy.
Tesla was losing $10 Million/month. Everyone thought he was finished.
Then, he bet his last $6 Million on his cousin's dying startup.
Here's how a family meeting saved him: 🧵 pic.twitter.com/VDLGtayfa7
2008: Everything was falling apart.
— Baptiste (@BaptisteVicini) November 28, 2024
SpaceX couldn't get a rocket to orbit.
Three failed launches had drained millions.
Tesla was bleeding $10M every month trying to deliver the Roadster.
And Elon? He was living off personal loans just to pay rent... pic.twitter.com/dTVyjeIJqz
The PayPal fortune was gone.
— Baptiste (@BaptisteVicini) November 28, 2024
From $180M to nearly zero in just a few years.
Most billionaires would've cut their losses. Declared bankruptcy. Started over.
But Elon was about to make a decision that seemed completely insane: pic.twitter.com/CnNxv3iHeA