Elon Musk clapped back at unsolicited advice from the Tesla Board of Directors.
A summary of the directives was posted to X by Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities managing director and senior equity research analyst.
The investor note was in response to Musk’s call to create a new “America Party” and urged the tech titan to focus more on business.
Tesla Board of Directions…take the following 3 steps in our view
1. New pay package getting Musk to 25% voting control. Clears a path for xAI merger.
2. Guardrails established for amount of time Musk spends at Tesla as part of pay package
3. Oversight on political endeavors— Dan Ives (@DivesTech) July 8, 2025
Musk’s response was blunt and to the point: “Shut up, Dan” was all he wrote.
Shut up, Dan
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2025
Other responses varied, with some agreeing while others called it “wrong” and plenty more approving of Ives’ first point.
Agree to disagree. Let’s discuss more with @thejefflutz and @herbertong this week.
— Dan Ives (@DivesTech) July 8, 2025
Exactly
— Dan Ives (@DivesTech) July 8, 2025
This is crazy, you want Elon to start time tracking and logging his hours on a spreadsheet or something? Elon has proven himself over and over to be one of the greatest innovators and value-creators of all time. He doesn’t deserve to be treated like someone you don’t trust.…
— Dave Lee (@heydave7) July 8, 2025
Just do 1. and let the rest fall where it may. I don’t think he’s gotta prove anything, but investors should be aware of the risk they’re taking on. Tesla works because it’s led by someone who is willing to take huge risks. Otherwise the company literally wouldn’t exist.
— Farzad (@farzyness) July 8, 2025
1. Elon is biggest innovator of our time, and is disrespectful to suggest someone needs keep tracking his time.
2. He is a grown up man, he can do whatever he wants withing the content of the law.
3. Your point 1 of compensation package is a great point.
— Gilberto NAVA (@gilbernet_z) July 8, 2025
Dan, I agree with point 1, but no one will be able to decide how much time Elon can devote to each of his companies and activities, and there won’t realistically be any board oversight of political ventures too.
If you invest in Tesla, you get the whole Elon package, and while…
— Alex (@alex_avoigt) July 8, 2025
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