Elon Musk's INSANE Plan to Buy Mercedes Changes Everything
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DUNJIN
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I really think that he won’t be that stressed to loose 40 when he had 1700 in place by mid February and however many more now. He would be smart enough to realise there will be loses. The media will bang there drum and fools will listen.
What a deal if it happens. But in this case money talks and Bullshit walks. But love to see the moneyyyyy.
Build-it
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From memory some tesla staff liked a Rob telson post re brainchip and both offices are in California.You'd have to bet that Brainchip tech is on the Tesla Radar some way or another.
Todays SP spike on big volume seems to herald a change on the last months diminishing volumes.
Something is brewing
Brewing I agree, as has been mentioned tip of the iceberg & explosive growth.
As for Elon like him or loath him he is a visionary who is on a mission imo.
I mean he wants to fly to Mars and have a pit stop on the moon in his lifetime.
Akida Ballista,
Edge compute.
Fullmoonfever
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I guess to keep it real, if Elon wanted Akida he would grab some loose change from down the back of the couch and just buy BRN
Yes, buying Merc would bring with it huge amounts of tech and R&D upside but as far as we know we don't have a legally binding supply contract with Merc...yet...so Elon buying Merc would not necessarily mean anything to us.
That said however, if Akida continues its positive PR, newsflow and inroads into the market via its current relationships and gets released into a commercially available product then the bigger boys will have no option to take a much bigger interest in us.
All of them have poured mills into their own Dev programs and won't write those off short term unless can just be swapped out for something proven up that the paying public want and they can build on into their brands. Just imo.
Yes, buying Merc would bring with it huge amounts of tech and R&D upside but as far as we know we don't have a legally binding supply contract with Merc...yet...so Elon buying Merc would not necessarily mean anything to us.
That said however, if Akida continues its positive PR, newsflow and inroads into the market via its current relationships and gets released into a commercially available product then the bigger boys will have no option to take a much bigger interest in us.
All of them have poured mills into their own Dev programs and won't write those off short term unless can just be swapped out for something proven up that the paying public want and they can build on into their brands. Just imo.
Hi FK,
Interesting video..thanks for posting. I also noticed the arm gesture to close the door and thought hello hello.
I have also been intrigued by Mercedes declaring that Akida was in their concept car recently and wondered why they would do that? Its common knowledge that Akida isn't in Tesla yet but I wonder if the Germans wanted to seize the higher ground by publicly declaring that Akida is the chip of choice for reducing power consumption and extending the KM range. Declaring this link for no obvious reason places Mercedes higher up the perceived hierachy of cutting edge electric vehicles (1000km range minimal power use +hey mercedes being best in class). This is even more strange when Sean H CEO of Brainchip can't comment when Mercedes link comes up in a podcast because of a NDA.... all very interesting . Its all good news for Brainchip though. Tesla and Mercedes are from two different worlds but you would not bet against Elon Musk. The guys a winner for sure.
just a reaction to an interesting video. DYOR
have a great evening
Osky
So how much do think that Elon would have to pay to buy BRN outright ?I guess to keep it real, if Elon wanted Akida he would grab some loose change from down the back of the couch and just buy BRN
Yes, buying Merc would bring with it huge amounts of tech and R&D upside but as far as we know we don't have a legally binding supply contract with Merc...yet...so Elon buying Merc would not necessarily mean anything to us.
That said however, if Akida continues its positive PR, newsflow and inroads into the market via its current relationships and gets released into a commercially available product then the bigger boys will have no option to take a much bigger interest in us.
All of them have poured mills into their own Dev programs and won't write those off short term unless can just be swapped out for something proven up that the paying public want and they can build on into their brands. Just imo.
Okeydokey01
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When this announcment was made I wondered this also. For me the only reason a company like Mercedes makes a public announcment like this is because they believe it adds value to their brand. This speaks volumes to how they perceive Akida and Brainchip. It says to me that Mercedes believe that Brainchip will be the dominant brand in the AI space into the future and they wanted to be one of the first to create that association between themselves and our technology. Otherwise they would have just quietly incorporated Akida and still reaped all its benefits without disclosing a thing under the protection of an NDA. As you say it only means good things for us.
Fullmoonfever
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That's the question isn't it for any perspective buyer....or shareholder.
We are still essentially pre-revenue but have a few good potential paths to market as well as being first to mkt in a sense with availability of PCIe boards etc.
Whilst we state we are first to commercialise and in context we are, we don't have our product embedded in commercially off the shelf finished consumer products...yet.
Below is an interesting article that will give you some insight to diff models to try value a start up or pre rev company.
How to Value a Startup Company With No Revenue - MassChallenge
Pre-revenue startup valuation can be a tricky endeavor. There are many things to take into consideration, from the management team and market trends to the demand for the product and the marketing risks involved. And here’s the thing: After evaluating … Read More
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That's the question isn't it for any perspective buyer....or shareholder.
We are still essentially pre-revenue but have a few good potential paths to market as well as being first to mkt in a sense with availability of PCIe boards etc.
Whilst we state we are first to commercialise and in context we are, we don't have our product embedded in commercially off the shelf finished consumer products...yet.
Below is an interesting article that will give you some insight to diff models to try value a start up or pre rev company.
How to Value a Startup Company With No Revenue - MassChallenge
Pre-revenue startup valuation can be a tricky endeavor. There are many things to take into consideration, from the management team and market trends to the demand for the product and the marketing risks involved. And here’s the thing: After evaluating … Read More
That's the question isn't it for any perspective buyer....or shareholder.
We are still essentially pre-revenue but have a few good potential paths to market as well as being first to mkt in a sense with availability of PCIe boards etc.
Whilst we state we are first to commercialise and in context we are, we don't have our product embedded in commercially off the shelf finished consumer products...yet.
Below is an interesting article that will give you some insight to diff models to try value a start up or pre rev company.
How to Value a Startup Company With No Revenue - MassChallenge
Pre-revenue startup valuation can be a tricky endeavor. There are many things to take into consideration, from the management team and market trends to the demand for the product and the marketing risks involved. And here’s the thing: After evaluating … Read More
Don’t take me the wrong way because I’m merely asking a question to the statement you made about Elon could just buy BRN if he wanted to. So how much do you think he’d have to offer to buy out BRN ? Lets remember that Elon may not have enough money to buy out the farm of BRN if it’s not for sale... Only the BRN insiders have an understanding of the potential of all the BRN intellectual property and its growth runway, and therefore it may not be for sale. Especially IF the insiders believe that BRN are the gatekeepers to the 4th Industrial Revolution due to first mover ground breaking technology with impassable patent barriers.
The top 20 share holders own approx 44% of the company
The top 50 share holders own approx 51% of the company
2.70% of the total share holders own approx 70% of the company
If any company or entity offered BRN as a total buyout US $100B or $200B next week, pre revenue and all, and the directors advised shareholders not to accept the offer, then I would not be accepting to sell all of my shares.. All I’m saying is that it’s not a “fait accompli” that anybody could just come and buy out BRN atm…But of course what would I know, I could be wrong..
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If I remember correctly that Tesla staff is based in Melbourne and an old colleague. That dot joining was a bit of stretch tbh.
Build-it
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Dyor you will find tesla & brainchip know of other one another. I actually like your post and dot joining I find intriguing.
It's a small world as they say Melbourne, Perth, California it probs don't matter.
In fact once the all the boarder's are unlocked due to covid imo look out, brainchip will prove why we are the leaders in bennificial AI
As Cocoman said brainchip tech would have to be on the Tesla radar, I agree.
Akida ballista.
Edge compute
Gies
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It is a big dream of Elon to buy a company like Mercedes. Compared to the poorly shaped Tesla cars, a Mercedes has class and style. The technology under the hood is excellent. And yes Tesla is ahead on the electric car. But when Mercedes’ has catches up with the help of Brainchip I rather buy a Mercedes’ than a Tesla.
Driving a Mercedes is like taking a warm bath. Driving a Tesla is like stepping in the fridge.
For the share price, there is a lot of air in Tesla and not in the share price of Merdedes.
If the consensus of driving electric changes to driving hydrogen Tesla could drop considerably.
Driving a Mercedes is like taking a warm bath. Driving a Tesla is like stepping in the fridge.
For the share price, there is a lot of air in Tesla and not in the share price of Merdedes.
If the consensus of driving electric changes to driving hydrogen Tesla could drop considerably.
Gies
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As some replied before, Peter van der Made is not in for the money. He would not sell BRN for the moment. It is his child, his dream
FlipDollar
Never dog the boys
Hahaha I was waiting for that from one of our German friends
Krustor
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Here is another German: Never ever will Mercedes in the (near) future be sold.
I just wrote a whole lot of arguments why I come to this Statement and just deletet all of them.
Do your own research, why Mercedes with its history in evolutining cars, their racing history or their connectivity to the German government is more worth than even Elon could offer...
Greets from southern Bavaria ...