Ross Gerber argues that Tesla would be worthless without a merger with SpaceX because it does not own the intellectual property for the AI brains of its key products like Optimus and Full Self-Driving...

Ross Gerber believes SpaceX has a strong succession plan and would be fine if Elon Musk were no longer involved, due to its excellent and independent management team.

Ross Gerber believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a "foregone conclusion."

Ross Gerber asserts that approximately 20% of Tesla's stock is owned by index funds that automatically approve management proposals, thereby weakening shareholder rights.

Ross Gerber opines that the market perception of an eventual merger with SpaceX helps to support Tesla's stock price.

Ross Gerber had previously written down his investment in Twitter to approximately 25% of its original value before the company's acquisition.

Ross Gerber predicts it may take three to five years for SpaceX to generate earnings.

Ross Gerber's investment in Twitter, made four years prior, has yielded a return of over three times the original capital following a series of corporate restructurings involving XAI and SpaceX.

Ross Gerber alleges that XAI was developed using engineers and chip technology from Tesla.

Ross Gerber noted that SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell responded to the idea of a merger with Tesla by saying it "makes sense."

Ross Gerber asserts that the success of SpaceX is primarily due to its employees and management team, not Elon Musk, who he says does not run the company's day-to-day operations.

Ross Gerber predicts that within 10 years, space travel will become more accessible and convenient than commuting from New York to New Jersey.

Gerber Kawasaki has a firm-wide policy of not purchasing stocks in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) for its clients.

Ross Gerber believes Tesla is "worthless" as a standalone company if it does not merge with SpaceX to acquire the IP for its core AI technologies.

In Ross Gerber's opinion, SpaceX has a much stronger management team and succession plan than Tesla.

Ross Gerber believes SpaceX has a strong, independent management team and would continue to operate successfully without Elon Musk.

Ross Gerber blames index fund providers like Vanguard for poor shareholder rights at companies like Tesla, stating they are worse for shareholder rights than the companies themselves.

Ross Gerber believes that robots, such as Tesla's Optimus, will be used for labor in space and on Mars, rather than a large human population.

Ross Gerber does not believe the goal of establishing a one-million-person colony on Mars is achievable.

Ross Gerber claims to have made over 100 times his original investment in Tesla stock.