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ELON MUSK HAVE REVEAL AND CHARLIE MUNGER COULD HAVE INVESTED IN 2008
.CHARLI MUNGER HAD THE CHANCE TO BUY INTO TESLA AT A $200 MILLION VALUATION IN 2008 ACC TO MUSHK BRO.
– Munger could have made 3,000 to 6,000 times his money, as Tesla is worth over $600 billion today.
Tesla went public two years later, securing a roughly $2 billion valuation. Its market capitalization skyrocketed during the pandemic, peaking at over $1.2 trillion in November 2021. The electric-vehicle company was still worth $617 billion as of Friday's close.
ssuming Munger invested in 2008 and never sold any shares (and ignoring any dilution), he would have made 10 times his money on paper by the time of Tesla's IPO. Moreover, his 5% stake would have briefly been worth $60 billion in November 2021 — 6,000 times his initial investment, and approaching 10% of Berkshire's entire market capitalization and 60% of Buffett's net worth.
While Tesla stock has roughly halved since then, Munger's hypothetical position would still be worth about $31 billion today, or more than 3,000 times his original wager.