Ex-Tesla employees are spinning out to build the next battery economy

peeled off and are now creating their own startups, which very much are about that mission.

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peeled off and are now creating their own startups, which very much are about that mission. Now when Tesla was first founded and some of these people were, you know, there, including JB Straubel, maybe AI data centers wasn't necessarily, like, top of mind, but certainly creating, like, a circular sort of economy around batteries and electrification was. And so you're starting to see these cool startups pop up. But, like, funding is just one thing. Like, how what is Heron planning to do? Yes. Heron is planning to build a factory capable of producing 40 gigawatts

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Former Tesla employees like JB Straubel are launching startups focused on creating a circular economy around batteries and electrification. The discussion covers how these Tesla alumni are building on the original mission with companies like Heron, which plans to construct a factory capable of producing 40 gigawatts of battery capacity.

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This highlights a significant trend of Tesla talent exodus creating new opportunities in the battery and electrification space.

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