You can't cite Tesla's blog as a credible source when that specific site still contains blatent lies and falsehoods such as FSD.
If you're curious, pick a few companies at random and dig into their history. You might be surprised by how late some of their "founders" became involved in the business.
He was an early investor in Tesla in February 2003 after the first employee had already been hired and the prototype car was already built off the Lotus.
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