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Elon Musk on Shark Tank: how would it go?
Mr. Elon Musk enters the Shark Tank set and says:
Hi sharks, my name is Elon Musk. My company — well, you all know it, and some of you may own our cars too — is Tesla. I am here to raise 5 billion dollars for a 10% equity stake in my company. But if youcan’t spare 5 billion dollars, I am still interested in your free advice!
Let me introduce you to our newest model — Model 3. We made this model to be our most affordable electric car — starting at approx. $50K, and if you want the good stuff like autonomous driving, you are looking at approx. $60K or more. Still affordable, right? At least to you guys, this is peanuts!
Mr. Musk continues:
So, why I am on Shark Tank? Well, the traditional carmakers are catching up to…