Some ideas sound ridiculous—right up until they turn into trillion-dollar companies. Tesla (TSLA) was once one of them in the eyes of many investors, including “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary.
In a 2020 interview with CNBC, O’Leary said, “If Elon Musk came into the ‘Shark Tank’ and told me to invest in his electric car company before he started it, I would say, ‘You’re crazy.’” He added in a related segment, “But Elon, I still would have said, ‘no,’ to you in the ‘Shark Tank.’ Your idea was way too crazy. Right!”
