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Tesla Valuation

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The World’s First $8.5 Trillion Company? Tesla’s Board Thinks So.

Sep 15, 2025

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2 min read

The World’s First $8.5 Trillion Company? Tesla’s Board Thinks So.

The boldest compensation package in history asks if Tesla can reach $8.5 trillion.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

+3

Ford’s “Model T Moment” — Vision or Gamble?

Aug 15, 2025

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2 min read

Ford’s “Model T Moment” — Vision or Gamble?

Ford bets on new EV production to rival BYD. Can it deliver by 2027?

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

+3

The Most Bullish Analyst Just Got Musk’d

Jul 8, 2025

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2 min read

The Most Bullish Analyst Just Got Musk’d

Tesla tension can also get personal

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

AutomotiveIndustry

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Tales from the Beat with Ed Garsten

Jun 11, 2025

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2 min read

Tales from the Beat with Ed Garsten

A podcast discussion with long-time automotive journalist Ed Garsten

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+3

Tesla’s Road to $9 Trillion? The Predictions vs. The Reality

Apr 28, 2025

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5 min read

Tesla’s Road to $9 Trillion? The Predictions vs. The Reality

How one bold forecast made Cathie Wood famous—and why Tesla’s journey to deliver on future promises looks tougher than ever.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Waymo

+6

The Tesla Paradox: A $10 Trillion Robot, a Shrinking Auto Business, and the Power of Hype

Jan 31, 2025

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6 min read

The Tesla Paradox: A $10 Trillion Robot, a Shrinking Auto Business, and the Power of Hype

A tale of two automakers. One generates nearly $200 billion in revenue, sells over six million vehicles, and pulls in $14 billion in free cash flow. It has decades of experience, profitable gasoline and EV businesses, and some of the most recognized brands in the world.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

+3

Is There a Tesla 2.0? A Movie Most Of Us Are Not Watching?
LockSimple

Jan 6, 2025

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4 min read

Is There a Tesla 2.0? A Movie Most Of Us Are Not Watching?

Remember March 2020?

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Musk Alumni Are Now Driving the Competition
LockSimple

Dec 2, 2024

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3 min read

Musk Alumni Are Now Driving the Competition

In a recent TaaSMaster Newsletter post, I discussed how Elon Musk is winning the automotive game.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

business

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Get Over It! Elon Musk is Winning the Automotive Game.
LockSimple

Nov 21, 2024

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6 min read

Get Over It! Elon Musk is Winning the Automotive Game.

When asked about Elon Musk, the late Charlie Munger (former Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s business partner) once said, “Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself... These weird guys who overestimate themselves occasionally knock it right out of the park.”

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

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Disruption vs. Incrementalism: Why Tesla Thrives While Legacy Automakers Struggle for Investor Attention
LockSimple

Sep 18, 2024

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6 min read

Disruption vs. Incrementalism: Why Tesla Thrives While Legacy Automakers Struggle for Investor Attention

On a cold, rainy Monday last year, I drafted a TaaSMaster Newsletter update that I eventually published on my Substack site. It was on November 20, 2023. I was with my wife in Kansas City, sitting in a rental car in the enormous parking lot at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. We were waiting to attend the Monday Night NFL footb...

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The Business of a Political Preference: The Musk Trump Card
LockSimple

Aug 5, 2024

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3 min read

The Business of a Political Preference: The Musk Trump Card

Linette Lopez recently wrote a compelling article for Business Insider explaining why Tesla CEO Elon Musk supports Donald Trump for President.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The FOMO-Free Way Elon Musk Hopes You Ignore
LockSimple

Jul 29, 2024

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3 min read

The FOMO-Free Way Elon Musk Hopes You Ignore

Here’s a follow-up post to last week’s TaaSMaster Newsletter update, The Myth of Tesla: Just Another Automaker Without Autonomy.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The Myth of Tesla: Just Another Automaker Without Autonomy
LockSimple

Jul 25, 2024

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3 min read

The Myth of Tesla: Just Another Automaker Without Autonomy

During this week’s earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, “I recommend anyone who doesn’t believe that Tesla will solve vehicle autonomy should not hold Tesla stock.” Implicit in Musk’s statement is the notion that investing in Tesla purely as an electric vehicle (EV) company is unwise.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Ford Moves Toward Vehicle Volume, Not Company Valuation
LockSimple

Jul 8, 2024

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3 min read

Ford Moves Toward Vehicle Volume, Not Company Valuation

A recent newsletter article by Steve LeVine in The Information highlights how Ford CEO Jim Farley sees the future of Ford as an automaker committed to building a $30,000 electric vehicle (EV).

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The Perils of Pioneering: Henry Ford and Elon Musk
LockSimple

May 16, 2024

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3 min read

The Perils of Pioneering: Henry Ford and Elon Musk

A recent Barron’s article speculated that Elon Musk is making a similar mistake with Tesla that Henry Ford made with his namesake company in 1924.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+5

Nvidia: Powering AI. Will it also Dominate Autonomous Driving?
LockSimple

May 8, 2024

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3 min read

Nvidia: Powering AI. Will it also Dominate Autonomous Driving?

Today, Nvidia is considered one of the “Magnificent 7” high-flying stocks.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

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Tesla at a Tipping Point
LockSimple

Apr 20, 2024

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9 min read

Tesla at a Tipping Point

Originally published on the LinkedIn TaaSMaster Newsletter site.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+6

Tesla: Beyond the Hype to the Hard Truths
LockSimple

Apr 11, 2024

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5 min read

Tesla: Beyond the Hype to the Hard Truths

If you follow this newsletter, you’ll know that I once was a Tesla shareholder.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+4

What Does Automotive Disruption Look Like? Maybe It’s About Manufacturing Might.
LockSimple

Apr 2, 2024

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3 min read

What Does Automotive Disruption Look Like? Maybe It’s About Manufacturing Might.

Winning the race in the automotive sector may not go to the automaker with the best battery technology, or the lowest cost batteries, or even to the company solving autonomous driving.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Being an Automaker: A Cautionary Tale from Apple
LockSimple

Mar 1, 2024

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3 min read

Being an Automaker: A Cautionary Tale from Apple

If Apple can’t make an entry into the automotive sector work, what makes any of the new participants in the industry believe they can succeed?

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Auto Companies are Terrible Investments: An Unending Cycle of Boom and Bust
LockSimple

Feb 28, 2024

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5 min read

Auto Companies are Terrible Investments: An Unending Cycle of Boom and Bust

I have finally come to understand that automotive companies make terrible businesses.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Revised EV Strategies: Jim Farley’s Admission vs Akio Toyoda’s Vision
LockSimple

Feb 16, 2024

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3 min read

Revised EV Strategies: Jim Farley’s Admission vs Akio Toyoda’s Vision

What should be clear today is the road to a fully electric future is neither straight nor predictable.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

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Electric Vehicle Dynamics: Tesla’s Rise, Toyota’s Stance, and What Investors Need to Know
LockSimple

Jan 25, 2024

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5 min read

Electric Vehicle Dynamics: Tesla’s Rise, Toyota’s Stance, and What Investors Need to Know

Tesla sold 1.8 million full EVs in 2023, a 31% increase over 2022.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Charging Coattails: More Automakers Succumb to Tesla for Charging
LockSimple

Dec 20, 2023

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2 min read

Charging Coattails: More Automakers Succumb to Tesla for Charging

What do Nissan, Toyota, Volvo, Polestar, Volkswagen (VW, Audi, Porsche, and the upcoming Scout brand), Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Stellantis, Ford, and Rivian all have in common?

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Detroit’s Pickup Truck Moat versus Cybertruck’s Arrival
LockSimple

Dec 7, 2023

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2 min read

Detroit’s Pickup Truck Moat versus Cybertruck’s Arrival

As Tesla launches its Cybertruck, Detroit automakers (with their all-important full-size pickup truck franchises) should not be concerned.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory
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