| 词条 | Marc Tarpenning |
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| name = Marc Tarpenning | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|1}} | birth_place = Sacramento, California | residence = San Francisco, California | alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley | occupation = Entrepreneur, Engineer, Co-founder of Tesla }}Marc Tarpenning (born June 1, 1964) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Tesla Inc. (then Tesla Motors) with Martin Eberhard in 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] Marc had served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and subsequently the Vice President (of Electrical Engineering) of Tesla until 2008.[3][6][7][8] Early lifeMarc Tarpenning was born in Sacramento, California, on June 1, 1964.[7] He later entered University of California, Berkeley and obtained a B.S degree in computer science in 1985.[1] CareerAfter graduating from Berkeley, Tarpenning spent several years working for Textron in Saudi Arabia.[1][3][9] In 1997, Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard founded NuvoMedia, a company that built an early e-book, the RocketBook, in 1998.[1] In 2000, Gemstar–TV Guide International acquired NuvoMedia for $187 million.[1][6][7][9] In 2003, Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard collaborated again and founded Tesla Motors (now Tesla Inc.). The two co-founders funded the company until early 2004, when Elon Musk led the company’s $7.5 million Series A financing round in February 2004 and became the Chairman of the Board.[5] Tarpenning continued to serve as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and later the Vice President of Electrical Engineering in Tesla until 2008.[3][8] After leaving Tesla, Tarpenning began to serve as an adviser or member of advisory board of several companies, including his alma mater (SkyDeck project, UC Berkeley).[1][10] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite web|url=https://innovators.berkeley.edu/article/co-founder-marc-tarpenning-85-shows-teslas-baby-pictures|title=Co-Founder Marc Tarpenning '85 Shows Off Tesla's "Baby Pictures" {{!}} Innovators|website=innovators.berkeley.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-11-13}} {{Tesla Motors}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarpenning, Marc}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://scet.berkeley.edu/founders-night-hap-klopp-marc-tarpenning/|title=A Founder’s Night: Hap Klopp & Marc Tarpenning - UC Berkeley Sutardja Center|date=2017-03-06|work=UC Berkeley Sutardja Center|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en-US}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10|title=The Making Of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, And The Birth Of The Roadster|work=Business Insider|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/23/tesla-co-founder-marc-tarpenning-tells-definitive-story-companys-beginnings/|title=Tesla Co-Founder Marc Tarpenning Tells Definitive Story Of Company's Beginnings {{!}} CleanTechnica|website=cleantechnica.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-13}} 5. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-brief-history-of-tesla/|title=A brief history of Tesla|last=Kumparak|first=Greg|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en}} 6. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://electrek.co/2015/05/16/teslas-original-team-where-are-they-now/|title=Tesla’s original team, where are they now?|date=2015-05-16|work=Electrek|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en-US}} 7. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Eberhard-and-Marc-Tarpenning|title=Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning {{!}} American entrepreneurs|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en}} 8. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://citrisfoundry.org/berkeley-innovators-series-marc-tarpenning-co-founder-of-tesla-motors/|title=Berkeley Innovators Series: Marc Tarpenning, Co-Founder of Tesla Motors|work=CITRIS Foundry|access-date=2017-11-15|language=en-us}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.internethistorypodcast.com/2016/05/co-founder-of-tesla-marc-tarpenning/|title=Co-Founder of Tesla, Marc Tarpenning|work=Internet History Podcast|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en-US}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://skydeck.berkeley.edu/advisors/|title=SkyDeck {{!}} Advisors|website=skydeck.berkeley.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-13}} 6 : 1964 births|Living people|American chief executives in the automobile industry|Tesla, Inc. people|University of California, Berkeley alumni|People from Sacramento, California |
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