Will.i.am Says Passing on Airbnb Was a ‘$80 Million Wrong Decision’—’Ballin’, I Would Have Been, Now…

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They say hindsight is 20/20, but for Will.i.am, it might just be worth billions. The Black Eyed Peas frontman and tech investor had the chance to ride Tesla’s stock to astronomical heights—but instead, he watched from the sidelines as Elon Musk transformed the company into an electric empire.

In 2006, Will.i.am bet on the company before Musk officially took the reins. “I invested in Tesla in 2006, before Elon [Musk] took over the company, and he’s done great, taking it to where it is,” he recently told Fortune. “Hopefully, he can figure out a way to get it back to its glory.”

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Tesla’s stock debuted in 2010 at $17 per share—$1.13 after stock splits. On Dec. 17, it peaked at around $480. That means an early investor who held onto their shares would have made over 420 times their initial investment. Even at its current $282 per share as of April 2,…