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   From: robberbaron@invalid.ut   
      
   Baxter wrote:   
   >> Why don't you start a Walmart, Microsoft, Amazon, or Tesla   
   >> and join them?   
   >>   
   > Because I don't have the half-billion$ with which to start like they did.   
   >   
      
   No they did NOT!   
      
   Do you have to LIE about EVERYTHING?!?!?   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart   
      
   In 1945, businessman and former J. C. Penney employee Sam Walton bought   
   a branch of the Ben Franklin stores from the Butler Brothers.[29] His   
   primary focus was selling products at low prices to get higher-volume   
   sales at a lower profit margin, portraying it as a crusade for the   
   consumer. He experienced setbacks because the lease price and branch   
   purchase were unusually high, but he was able to find lower-cost   
   suppliers than those used by other stores and was consequently able to   
   undercut his competitors on pricing   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft   
      
   Childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen sought to make a business   
   using their skills in computer programming.[24] In 1972, they founded   
   Traf-O-Data, which sold a rudimentary computer to track and analyze   
   automobile traffic data.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.   
      
   Tesla was founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as   
   Tesla Motors. Its name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer   
   Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, Elon Musk joined as Tesla's largest   
   shareholder; in 2008, he was named chief executive officer.   
      
   https://financhill.com/blog/investing/how-tesla-got-started   
      
   How Did Tesla Get Funded Early On?   
   Tesla relied on investors for its initial funding. In 2004, Eberhard,   
   Tarpenning, and Wright managed to raise $7.5 million in series A   
   funding. Nearly all of that money came from Elon Musk, who had taken a   
   key interest and wanted to start working closely with the company. Musk   
   contributed $6.5 million of his personal wealth and soon became the   
   chairman of the board of directors.   
      
   Unfortunately, $7.5 million isn’t nearly enough money to fund an   
   ambitious company dedicated to revolutionizing transportation and energy   
   production. In February of 2006, the company held a Series B funding   
   that attracted $13 million, much of which came from Valor Equity Partners.   
      
   In May, a third round of funding attracted $40 million, which came from   
   a diverse group of tech leaders, including Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and   
   Jeff Skoll.   
      
   One year later, Tesla raised $105 million through private financing   
   investments.   
      
   The company started earning revenues with the release of its Roadster   
   vehicle. Musk also contributed $70 million to Tesla. Still, the company   
   decided to accept a $465 million loan from the United States Department   
   of Energy. Tesla spent $12 million repaying the loan’s interest.   
      
      
   NOT ONE OF THESE COMPANIES REQUIRED "A HALF BILLION$ " TO START - NOT ONE!!!   
      
   You lying subhuman filth!   
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