By Larry Chiang
The Wright Brothers sold bikes to fund building an airplane.
Elon Musk sold stuff to fund building more stuff.
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David Sacks (@DavidSacks) |
“The master plan is:
Build sports car Use that money to build an affordable car Use that money to build an even more affordable car” … |
The sports car = something a small segment like a lot

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David Sacks (@DavidSacks) |
I love it when a plan comes together — especially when blogged 10 years in advance. teslamotors.com/blog/secret-te…
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Read: Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me) | Tesla Motors from David Sacks’s Tweet
- Build sports car
- Use that money to build an affordable car
- Use that money to build an even more affordable car
- While doing above, also provide zero emission electric power generation options
Self funding is expanded more.
Building that first sports car was a signature business recipe called #ExternalAPI
An External Api helps you Cross the chasm From the Right.