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I loaded few hundred shares of TSLA in my portfolio only because I love the innovation this company has to offer. I would normally not invest in a company that has high uncertainty like Tesla but something about the company and Elon Musk made me own a piece of it. I am not sure if it was a good investment, but I am happy to be a part of it.

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It's not often that us investing plebs can get in and bet on people like Musk fairly early on.

I did the same thing about a year ago and I'm still happy that I did, despite the stock not moving over the past year. I do believe Tesla can become a major car manufacturer during the transition to electric cars, since this period will likely be fatal to some of the weaker legacy companies.

I also realized that I may have purchased a ticket to Mars. If Musk's plans for both Tesla and SpaceX pan out, my Telsa shares will hopefully be worth as much as a trip to Mars in 30-35 years :)

I agree... and I'd be happy to see Tesla really bring innovation in automobile industry not just in electric car segment. But I also fear it being acquired by behemoths like GM or Toyota, that would just kill all the innovation.

You will not regret, if you analyze her companies you will see that he transform every market he worked. Paypal is still (my opinion) the best online payment system, space x is the first private company to explore the space and already has a lot of success, tesla is only starting but i think everyone will need and want a eletric car with free charges all over the US.

Yes, I agree that Elon would likely take the company to profitability but it will be interesting to see if there is any money to be made by stock owners of today when Tesla hits profitability tomorrow.

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