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Elon Musk vows ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers flee X over antisemitism (www.independent.co.uk)
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[+] -15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I will respond to this by asking "is registering the name of a company the only thing that counts when founding a company?"

Because that's what the original founders did. They registered the name. No patents, no designs, no engineering, no staff. They registered the name, then went searching for VC money.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's a terrible argument. As if the idea and pitch aren't relevant in any way. For a preschool example of this, check out Shark Tank. You might have heard of it?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, it's not a terrible argument. Anyone can have a pitch or idea. That does not mean it's automatically a viable product/service or a viable business.

    It's a valid question, how do we define "founder"? To play devil's advocate, I'm curious if the people who think Musk didn't co-found Tesla also agree Aaron Schwartz didn't co-found Reddit. He joined later, after reddit was already incorporated by Hoffman and Ohanian.

    In business, "founder" is already an honorary title. It has no inherent power. Co-founders often ensure they get C-suite positions as a company grows, have stock/shares, or other legal powers, but none of those are guaranteed just by being a "founder". So practically, there's no difference between calling Musk a "co-founder" versus "honorary co-founder." Let's just focus on calling him a piece of shit for the very definitive and obvious things we can point to.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    If the pitch is made and a VC opts in but doesn't negotiate a title, then they aren't privvy to the title of co-founder only after the concept is proven sound. Either you're a founder or you're not.

    *edit to add visual

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