WWED quote from Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call
I always think of Andy Grove's famous statement, "Only the paranoid survive." You know, why did he come up with that statement at Intel? Hmm, let's think. So I think there's a lot of wisdom in that statement.
Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call
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