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Dear Stephen King.
As a matter of fact, Elon Musk is not ethically an "original founder" of TESLA.
Its an on-paper retroactive status, achieved though a legal attack against the company and the winning of a law suit.
(Well, It's probably only a small thing on now but I think this is important in understanding how the man came to prominence.)
ref: "Did Elon Musk found Tesla?"
https://www.quora.com/Did-Elon-Musk-found-Tesla-1/answer/David-Brace-3
"No he is NOT an ‘original Founder’."