Elon Musk's Reaction To Throwback Video From The "Worst Year" Of His Life

In the video, Elon Musk is seen claiming that he earned “minimum wage” from Tesla and was working as a “volunteer basically”.

Elon Musk may be one of the richest men on Earth today, but things were different 13 years ago. There was a time when he was broke and had to live off loans from friends. In 2008, Mr Musk invested all his money into his companies — Tesla and SpaceX. It was the same year when the global economy crashed and Tesla had a hard time, almost running out of cash. Mr Musk has previously said 2008 was the "worst year" of his life - Tesla was losing money. A new video of Mr Musk has surfaced from those days. A Twitter page named Tesla Silicon Valley Club posted the video where Mr Musk explains the situation in an interview. .@elonmusk discussing electric vehicles in 2008 as tesla was nearly out of cash.pic.twitter.com/q41Tw9bfx9 Wow, 13 years ago 13 years ago i was doing pretty decent damage as a shadow priest in WoW but I think you accomplished more back then So much accomplished in such short time, I can't wait to see what the next decade looks like. What a life you've lived so far!Imagine where you'll be in 13 years. AMAZING... such VISION.... and CLARITY.....AND ABSOLUTE FACT.... WELL DONE SIR the planet and humanity thanks YOU & your ENtire TEAM! Saluting you for your unwavering dedication and contributions to this planet, and beyond ????✨ @elonmusk

The tweet was captioned, “Elon Musk discussing electric vehicles in 2008 as Tesla was nearly out of cash.”

In the video, we see Mr Musk explaining the working of his company in an interview. “The important point here is that when you have new technology, it takes time to optimise that technology,” he said while talking about Tesla's high-end Roadster and other luxury sports cars.