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Nothing is ever a done deal. I'd wager money that Tesla will never drop below a market cap of $50 billion again, which is plus/minus 50% an OK definition of "succeeding" for the sake of my argument -- when seen against the narrative in the 2014-2018 timeframe -- but the prospect of a company is always probabilistic, and I'd never act in conflict with that understanding. It's only in reterospect that most will erroneously be convinced that the outcome was certain.

You can't prove a negative, and I was clear that I don't have the historic knowledge to provide good candidates for what you're asking. They certainly exist; sibling commenters have made some attempts. I made this comment because I didn't want your implied statement of "if you can't mention a specific name, you're wrong" to stand without providing a reasoned counter-argument.



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