The agenda was Mr. Musk’s audacious plan to take Tesla private, which he had sprung on the investment world 16 days earlier via tweets. The couple held up a handwritten sign congratulating Mr. Musk for producing 7,000 electric cars in seven days. Mr. Musk’s tweets and the blog post didn’t help. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesOnce Mr. Musk raised the idea of a transaction, he expanded his advisers beyond his West Coast loyalists. The Tesla board held a meeting by telephone, with Mr. Musk and his brother Kimbal huddled in Los Angeles.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 26, 2018 23:33 UTC