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Hey thanks, actually I'm curious how Elon runs his not closely held projects. For closely held projects, it's clear he's super involved in directly leading the project and making design/engineering decisions and problem-solving. But how about all the other areas of the company?

Unfortunate. I had to buy a new ICE this week just to tow behind our RV.

Happy holidays to everyone at TMC. Here's to a great 2022 for TSLA!

I hope not.

One trillion congrats to everyone! 🎉

Great summary! Gary provides a lot of valuable insights into the portfolio manager and fund world. I learn something new every time I talk with him.

Amazing week for TSLA. :)

They changed how the report revenues due to a new reinsurance agreement starting mid-2020, so Q2 2020 and Q2 2021 revenues aren't comparable. You can see details in their Q2 2020 shareholder letter for details.

Probably the most valuable takeaway from the interview personally was the concept of "depth of passion". It matters the depth of passion people have for a product. And this is what TMC helped the most in the early days. I DM'ed a ton of people in 2012 asking for their early Model S ownership...

Jerome has played many crucial roles for Tesla over the years, and will be deeply missed. Best wishes to you, Jerome, with your next steps and I'm sure you'll crush it!

I've watched some of the Quad Squad's videos before but didn't know they were such a tight group. Fun guys doing a great job.

Does anybody have a covered call strategy that you've used to avoid ever getting your shares called away?

It's read-only. The mods closed the thread to new replies, including mine, saying it was overlapping with this thread. I protested as hard as I could and explained how my thread was unique and added value to this forum but they disagreed. I eventually took it to the top and they said they...

It's unfortunate that thread was closed (against my wishes and vocal protest). :(

slight correction, I said I thought my investment in LMND (at my cost basis of $54/share) could do a 100x in 10-20 years. ;)

I had a great chat with Gali about some of the possible specifics for the X holding company. Will be speaking with Chicken Genius soon as well.

Congrats folks on seeing the TSLA short burn of the century become a reality in 2020.

Hey, nice meeting you. Yeah I definitely see Tesla’s focus on building their next gem platform which will be a $25k car but actually two different car programs, one for Europe and one for China. So they will be different designs and cars. They will become the bulk of the Robotaxi fleet...

The $100k minimum is rather arbitrary. It's more a criteria to filter out and try to find those who people significant assets into TSLA early on and held on until now. But I'm flexible. It could be less. Curious, are you holding on to all your shares purchased when it was $55?

Just wanted to put out a feeler out there. I'm interested in talking with people who've made 50-100x off of their TSLA investments of at least $100k beginning principal. I think it would be super helpful for many people to hear what these folks were thinking, what they're investment...

Getting antsy... wanting to invest in SpaceX. :)

I love how Elon said MANY useful products. Since all forms of transportation (with exception of rockets) will go electric, then Tesla is likely to get into all major forms of transportation that have a sizable market. And then there's energy storage and generation. And then there's...

Thanks @aubreymcfato, I would have missed Hiro's tweet if it wasn't for your post. Congrats to everyone here on TSLA's S&P 500 inclusion. :)

Congrats all co-owners of this historic company! Amazing moment. Glad to celebrate together.

:) Just sold out that position today.

$200-500 stock price is $1000-2500 pre-split, so it's definitely a much higher range that Tesla has seen in the past. I think some people are expecting Tesla to just skip the $1000-2000 price range since it stayed there for such a short time. I think that's possible, but I think it's possible...

$200-500 stock price is $1000-2500 pre-split, so it's definitely a much higher range that Tesla has seen in the past. I think some people are expecting Tesla to just skip the $1000-2000 price range since it stayed there for such a short time. I think that's possible, but I think it's possible...

Exactly, I’d be completely fine with Tesla trading in the 200-500 range for the next 3-4 years.

Congrats @EinSV and @Papafox. Thanks for sharing your stories. Also, thanks for your contributions over the years to the community!

Congrats all TSLA shareholders, especially to those who've held on from the early days. :)

Maybe this has been discussed here before, but what exactly does being “benchmarked” to the S&P 500 mean? And will these “benchmarked” funds be under any obligation at all to buy any TSLA if TSLA is added to the S&P 500?

I just saw about 100 bison in Yellowstone this afternoon.

I made an offer like this to my parents back in May 2013. If they bought xxxx shares of TSLA and held for 5 years, then I would accept all losses, if any. All appreciation they would take. Let me tell you, lots of things happened during those 5 years and it wasn’t easy for them to keep all...

Thanks for sharing @FrankSG. It was a good read.

Alameda County has a town hall Zoom meeting to give update for COVID-19. If they take questions, would be great if someone can ask about Tesla's Fremont Factory and when they'll be allowed to open. Mayor's COVID-19 Town Hall with Dr. Erica Pan

So, TSLA needs to be at $951 in order to become the most valuable auto maker in the world. That would truly mental the shorts. I can just imagine their reaction. ;)

What do you think is the minimum # of cars Tesla would need to deliver in Q2 to have a chance at being profitable for that quarter?

Just a note on this video, I made a mistake when calculating total delivery estimates for 2020: Q1 - 90k Q2 - 70k Q3 - 130k Q4 - 150k Should have said "around 440k" but said "around 500k". Am I too pessimistic or optimistic? What's your take?

Welcome back, @Curt Renz .

Yep, countries like South Korea went big on masks. They encouraged mask wearing and the government went to great lengths to ensure production was increased to meet needs.

@Snapdragon III Thanks for sharing and we all hope you and your wife a speedy recovery. If there's anything anyone of us can do here for you, please let us know.

Two of the main countries (China, Korea) who have curtailed the spread of Coronavirus in their countries have strongly promoted the use of masks. Coronavirus can travel twice as far as official ‘safe distance’, study says South Korea takes new measures to have enough face masks domestically...

Congrats @cricketman Just a minor note, the loan your bank gives you likely uses your stock as collateral. Vs a mortgage which uses the house as collateral. An important distinction to keep in mind.

Great news! Is your Model Y order for a performance model?

Thanks @Right_Said_Fred. Back in 2014, the TSLA 3.0 concept (Articles/megaposts by DaveT) helped me to see Tesla's potential of reaching their $150b market cap in 2020. I'm starting to formulate a TSLA 4.0 concept... and that is how autonomous driving will drive sentiment going forward for...

Exactly! The point about opex barely increasing with Tesla going from zero Model 3s to full production is something I think is still under-appreciated. Tesla is a lean operation with tremendous operating leverage. You can't compare Tesla's lean operation with other auto makers who are laden...

Does anybody have any info on how to acquire SpaceX shares on the secondary market? (feel free to PM me as well)

What's really left of the car besides the skateboard and the software? And you realize that Tesla cars are highly integrated cars, right? Their software controls the doors, locks, windows, window wipers, air vents, AC, heating, cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors, seat sensors, seat heating...

I completely agree with this. Making the skateboard along with the autonomous driving software is the vast majority of the car. Besides the skateboard and software, what's left? What would other auto makers really add? And then for maintenance, who maintains it? Who gives the OTA updates...

Tesla will have their hands full making enough batteries for their own production for the next 10 years.