Of the many unique attributes that make Tesla so interesting to follow, it's the pace at which things move at the company that seems to stand out the most. As part Silicon Valley startup and part automaker, Tesla's speed means it operates similar to how Facebook did when its ethos was "move fast and break things." And when you combine that speed with the constant state of precarity Tesla seems to find itself in, you get drastic moves more focused on short-term survival than on long-term growth.

It's why Tesla CEO Elon Musk was recently heard talking about the possibility of offering a car insurance product, right after the automaker got done raising another $2.3 billion by issuing bonds and stocks after its first-quarter financial report of 2019 put it on track for bankruptcy. But according to Reuters, Musk sent an email to employees on Thursday informing them that this latest round of funding only gives the automaker another ten months to achieve a break-even point.