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Published Date: June 24, 2026

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Tesla cofounder JB Straubel’s first pitch to Elon Musk failed. Then he turned his ‘hobby’ into a $1.3 trillion success

JB Straubel was the architect of Tesla’s core tech, but his first pitch to Elon Musk fell flat.

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JB Straubel was the architect of Tesla’s core tech, but his first pitch to Elon Musk fell flat.

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