My $TSLA share price:
2026: $607.36
2027: $1396.41
2028: $2486.39
2029: $3789.39
2030: $5265.98
These numbers are absolutely insane—I could hardly believe my eyes, and that’s with me being pretty conservative in my assumptions...
you said that the higher the stock price is, the less stock Elon will lose due to tax. You anticipated that a merger will be announced so that $TSLA will pump, then Elon will excise before Aug 15th. But Elon did it early before the merger announcement. I am curious if this would change anything on your merger vision?
Thank you for the detailed analysis and effort — really insightful on the U.S. side!
You didn’t mention that China and the EU would also need to review and approve the merger. Tesla’s huge operations in Shanghai and Berlin easily trigger their antitrust and foreign investment rules (plus SpaceX’s defense ties add sensitivity), so their approvals are required before closing. That could easily add another 6–12+ months on top of the U.S. timeline.
How do you see this extra regulatory variable playing out? 🚀
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