Elon Musk's Christmas Eve 2008 Tesla bet: Genius or reckless gamble?

NameElon Musk's Christmas Eve 2008 Tesla bet: Genius or reckless gamble?
DescriptionOn Christmas Eve 2008, Tesla closed a funding round in the final hour, days from bankruptcy. Elon Musk reportedly invested all his money and assets, borrowing from friends just to pay rent. If it had failed, payroll would have bounced two days after Christmas.
CircuitaMACI-1p1v
Voting system

Anonymous anti-collusion voting system, in which one voice credit equals one vote.

Proof systemGroth16
Zkey
amaci/groth16/1p1v/power-4-2-2-25
Status
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Round end

Operator
RRoomIT
pubkey
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Creator
Contract addressdora1pz058hg8nttuymdd20lcqh4cxwgfljd3p9kmk9mksfdhwtngz09q608che
Block height

13,244,004 (at contract creation)

Voting options (tallied)

  • Option 1

    Genius

    Vote %

    0.00%

  • Option 2

    Reckless gamble

    Vote %

    0.00%

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