Given that Tesla was <i>trying</i> to set Musk's compensation at over 100 billion as of December[1], declaring their new CEO to be a rock and then not paying said rock would appear to be a solid interim strategy.<p>[1]<a href="https://www.investopedia.com/elon-musks-multi-billion-dollar-pay-package-8757243" rel="nofollow">https://www.investopedia.com/elon-musks-multi-billion-dollar...</a>
Before everyone gets excited:<p>> The board narrowed its focus to a major search firm, according to the people familiar with the discussions. The current status of the succession planning couldn’t be determined. It is also unclear if Musk, himself a Tesla board member, was aware of the effort, or if his pledge to spend more time at Tesla has affected succession planning.
Tesla board denies launching search for Musk's successor
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43854106">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43854106</a>
Who would have the nerve to try to replace Elon as CEO? I think that's there's no way to "win", and making enemies of Elon is a horrible idea. I think Tesla is ride-or-die with Elon. There's no one who is both smart enough and stupid enough to try to take that job.