In print
What other people have written.
These are other people's accounts. Each one links to its source so you can read it there.
“I never expected a reply, but he replied immediately, and said, can we talk?”
David Havasi, in Charles Morris's book Tesla, excerpted on CleanTechnica
Havasi, a former Tesla employee, describes how he was recruited. He sent Rik a Facebook message about his background and did not expect to hear back. The account appears in Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries.
CleanTechnica, . Also syndicated on Evannex and Charged EVs.
Book
Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Tim Higgins. Doubleday, 2021.
Higgins's history of Tesla names Rik Avalos on pages 139 and 162 to 163.
See the book at Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Review
The Washington Post on Power Play
Jon Gertner. .
Gertner's review of the book names Rik as a Tesla recruiter and recounts how he pitched the company to people he hoped to hire.
Read the review in The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)
An invitation
If this is how you'd want to be treated, let's talk.
Tell me about the role you need to fill, or the move you're thinking about. You'll be talking with me, and you'll hear back from me afterward whatever we decide.
Thanks for reading this far.RikRik Avalos, Austin, Texas