Mr. Granby

ROMANS CHAPTER 8 🎄

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

George Blankenship got so emotional sharing the story of early Tesla

The Model S was the first car from Tesla that was really meant for people to drive like a regular car

It was their do-or-die moment. The production line pushed the company into one of the most terrifying survival stories in startup history

10,000 people trusted and handed Elon Musk $5,000 each without a car or a guarantee - only a promise

The reality behind the scenes was grim. In Q2 2012, Tesla managed to deliver just 12 cars in an entire quarter. Wall Street was circling like vultures, waiting for them to die

With the company’s life on the line, Elon took a massive, unbelievable gamble: he publicly tweeted that Tesla would be profitable by Q1 2013

To pull off that miracle, Elon demanded exactly 4,750 deliveries. The standard he set was absolute. The pressure was so intense that George Blankenship was required to email Elon every single night at exactly midnight with raw survival metrics: how many cars shipped, how many were ready, how many were moving

By the final week, it was pure desperation and unity. IT guys were washing cars. Marketing guys were driving them across the lot. Under Elon's unrelenting drive, job titles vanished. Everyone did everything to keep the dream alive

Then, on the final Saturday of the quarter, at exactly 3 PM...
Car 4,750 was delivered

Blankenship stood on his desk, looked at his exhausted team, and told them:
"What you just did is monumental... not just for Tesla, but for what we're going to do for mankind"

Tesla shocked the world that quarter with an $11M profit. The stock violently surged from $20 → $90

They did not just build a company. They forged a foundation for the entire EV revolution

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

@durkamom @EndWokeness She said to call this dude to move the car 😔

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

@elonmusk It works well in Boston but struggles on storrow dr and north vs south exits 😂 I’ve got 10 strikeouts 👀

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

@Tesla will there ever be a motorcycles models ?

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

@elonmusk lol

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

https://t.co/w8AMzWbLgb

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

Uncles will always show up 👍

[Anika ✨ @WardeIICurry30]

Steph snuck into the Bucks’ postgame prayer and they let him 🥹

[Prison Mitch @Prisonmitch]

Me when I fix my parents TV by changing the input to HDMI 1:

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

Check out Ye Olde Escape Room w/ @icarussolaria https://t.co/y1GND6Li2w

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

@elonmusk Hope to be like you

[Flappr @flapprdotnet]

This might be the best use of this meme template.

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

Mr. Granby is live! https://t.co/o3YtsD4soh via @YouTube

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Please post a bit more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform

[Mr. Granby @SANCLEMENTE145]

Joy to the World Congregational Singing https://t.co/0Sest0zM5J via @YouTube

[tyler jøseph @tylerrjoseph]

today marks 13 years playing music together.

here’s us posing in front of our first backdrop.

[Wesley A Paul @TheWesPaul]

Randomly a lot of people wearing green in Boston today.

[Wesley A Paul @TheWesPaul]

Not enough people are aware of 2017 movie/video that has Tom and Jerry inserted into an animated version of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory that is, at times, near identical to the 1971 movie.

[Heidi Baker @DrHeidiBaker]

Many beautiful baptisms in the Indian Ocean. All around us we know the angels rejoice.