Car crash: has Elon Musk damaged his business empire?

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  If there's one thing you can't fault Elon Musk for,

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  it's his work ethic.

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  So he ran Tesla.

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  He slept at the factory in 2018.

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  He spent his birthday on the roof of the factory in 2018.

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  Ross Gerber was an early investor in Tesla.

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  This was a guy who put his blood, sweat, and tears.

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  And that's why I invested in Tesla, because I was like,

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  Elon's either going to die or the company's going to be successful.

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  Ross' California-based fund first bought shares in the carmaker in 2013.

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  And in the decade or so since, the investment has paid off handsomely.

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  Being such a big and early investor,

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  Ross has gotten to know Musk quite well over the years and has seen him in action.

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  His talent is really building teams and creating a work ethic of success.

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  One of the first times I went to Fremont,

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  I came back and I was like, man, I don't work hard enough.

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  My people don't work hard enough.

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  You know, and we were doing good.

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  You know, my firm does well.

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  But I just realized like, my God, whatever you're thinking,

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