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Why New Year's Risk-Taking Demands Elon Musk's $6.5 Billion Tesla Gamble Mindset

Why New Year's Risk-Taking Demands Elon Musk's $6.5 Billion Tesla Gamble Mindset

The Strategic Power of Calculated Risk

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David White
Dec 31, 2024
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As the clock strikes midnight this New Year's Eve, countless business leaders will make resolutions. Few will rival Elon Musk's historic gamble.

In 2004, while others celebrated with champagne and fireworks, Musk made a decision that would reshape the automotive industry.

He invested nearly all of his $180 million PayPal earnings into three ventures, wit…

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