https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/tesla-board-surprised-by-elon-musks-tweet-on-taking-carmaker-private.html > An abrupt tweet last week by Elon Musk about the prospect of taking Tesla private was dashed off with little forethought, and had not been cleared ahead of time with the company's board, two people familiar with the chain of events said Monday. > The account raised new questions about the cryptic Twitter post last week in which Mr. Musk, the mercurial co-founder and chief executive of the electric-car maker, said he had "funding secured" for a buyout of the $60 billion company.