We started the company in 2003. And now the major OEMs are doing EVs. And how many years, you know, 20 years later, so things take time, and I'm okay with technology taking time if I think it's truly impactful and breakthrough.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla
bullishinterpretation✓ corroboratedassessmenton Tesla
if you look at a Tesla, it's kind of like a next gen mobile phone on wheels.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla
neutralfactfact_claimon Tesla
the trying to raise money for a car company when one had not gone public since Ford in, I think, 1954, it was impossible.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla
bullishfact✓ corroboratedfact_claimon Tesla
being the first to do over the air updates. I mean, most car companies still don't do that. In fact, I'm trying to think of any that are still that are doing over the air updates. I mean, we invented that way back when the breakthroughs of coming up with a new architecture and a great product and a stellar team, you know, was amazing.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla
bullishpromotion✓ corroboratedendorsementon Tesla
I really every day thought this is going to be the greatest product of all time, not just car of all time, but greatest product.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla
neutralfactfact_claimon Tesla
at that point we had taken in an investment from Daimler and Toyota who wanted board seats.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla
bullishpromotion✓ corroboratedendorsementon Tesla
I love driving this car. This is so much fun.
— ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701 — tesla