Comments on: Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:48:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tesla IPO: What It Means for the Green Car Biz « ambujkumar http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28536 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:25:07 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28536 [...] and find a big exit in the form of an acquisition or an IPO) viable for this sector? As a result, Tesla’s IPO is poised to shape many investors’ thinking about possible exits in the automotive [...]

]]> By: Will Tesla Follow A123′s Stock Trajectory? | Newsroom News http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28535 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:18:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28535 [...] the years while they’re trying to build a business (although Wall Street, of course, often operates on many factors other than reason). Where things will get really interesting is in 2012 and beyond, when both companies are slated to [...]

]]> By: Will Tesla Follow A123′s Stock Trajectory? http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28534 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:58:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28534 [...] the years while they’re trying to build a business (although Wall Street, of course, often operates on many factors other than reason). Where things will get really interesting is in 2012 and beyond, when both companies are slated to [...]

]]> By: The Story Behind Tesla’s History-making IPO http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28533 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:07:54 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28533 [...] Tesla IPO: A Test for the VC Model in the Auto Biz GA_googleFillSlot("gigaom_ros_post_footer"); : Tesla       [...]

]]> By: Tesla IPO: What It Means for the Green Car Biz http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28532 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:32:53 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28532 [...] and find a big exit in the form of an acquisition or an IPO) viable for this sector? As a result, Tesla’s IPO is poised to shape many investors’ thinking about possible exits in the automotive [...]

]]> By: Jalynn Chick http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28531 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:23:48 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28531 Good article Josie. The car is awesome. The electric cars look good but on the other hand its intakes lots of electric power which is the other main problem. We need to think the every possible way to reduce the pollution which will not affect the other way of nature. The Tesla is really good car and fantastic car with lot of specifications. carinsuranceclassic.co.uk

]]> By: Newsroom News» Blog Archive » Tesla IPO: Will Tesla See a Powerhouse Public Offering? http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28530 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:10:47 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28530 [...] could help buoy the price at which Tesla’s shares start trading. First, there’s the curb appeal of a high-end, high-tech green brand born in Silicon Valley. CEO Elon Musk emphasized Tesla’s competitive strength as a tech innovator in his [...]

]]> By: Tesla IPO: Will Tesla See a Powerhouse Public Offering? http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28529 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:35:52 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28529 [...] could help buoy the price at which Tesla’s shares start trading. First, there’s the curb appeal of a high-end, high-tech green brand born in Silicon Valley. CEO Elon Musk emphasized Tesla’s competitive strength as a tech innovator in his [...]

]]> By: Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz « Josie Garthwaite http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28528 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:36:28 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28528 [...] and when Tesla Motors goes through with its long-discussed goal of going public, I’ve argued over on Earth2Tech that it will offer a glimpse at the role IPOs will play in the nascent green car market, as the [...]

]]> By: Tesla IPO: 12 Things You Should Know http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28527 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:02:10 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28527 [...] with the SEC, we laid out the company’s financials, noted the significance of this IPO as a test for the VC model in the green car biz and pulled out some fun facts from the filing (including plans for a big gap in Roadster sales [...]

]]> By: Tesla IPO: Electric Car Startup Files for $100M Public Offering, Finally http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28526 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:46:10 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28526 [...] and the startup has discussed for years its intention to go public), if and when it goes through, will offer a test for whether the classic venture capital model (invest early and find a big exit in the form of an [...]

]]> By: Seth http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28525 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:10:02 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28525 Rainier, you can name drop to prove your knowledge in this field, but I fail to see any Edsel/Tesla parallels. The Tesla currently has close to 0 competition in the luxury electric vehicle market. And the Model S will be very tempting to those of us who work in tech but can’t afford the car the Silicon Valley folks dig.

Families are going to realize that they have 1 car and 1 minivan anyways, so why not replace the car with an EV and use it for the work commute, while keeping the minivan that they always use for long trips anyway.

There is a strong market for electric vehicles budding, and I have yet to see evidence that Tesla is not strongly positioned to dominate that market here in America.

]]> By: A123Systems Was Officially the Largest IPO of 2009 http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28524 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:02:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28524 [...] IPO could be a good indicator for the success of Tesla, the electric vehicle company, in 2010, if it plans to go public. A Tesla IPO could be the biggest and possibly the first public offering for a U.S. car company [...]

]]> By: rainier seidel http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28523 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:46:51 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28523 Tesla is an embarassment at best. 0.5B in bailout funds from the feds to build the next Edsel. Even Mary Meeker won’t touch it.

]]> By: auto d'epoca; classic cars http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28522 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:28:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28522 I am a newbie here, but not a newbie to classic cars (auto d’epoca in italian). I look forward to participating and sharing

]]> By: Hot Links: Too Fat To Graduate « The Reformed Broker http://gigaom.com/cleantech/tesla-ipo-a-test-for-vc-model-in-the-auto-biz/#comment-28521 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:28:57 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46054#comment-28521 [...] An IPO for electric car company Tesla in the works?  (GigaOM) [...]

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