When people think of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), they think Elon Musk. Fast cars, space-age tech, memes about “funding secured”—it all screams Musk. But here’s a shocker: Musk didn’t even name the company. In fact, he wasn’t the founder either. That’s right. Musk joined Tesla in 2004, a year after it was founded by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Yet somehow, over time, the public started thinking Musk not only built the first Roadster in his garage but also coined the name Tesla. Both a
