Ukranian-American who named his business after Elon Musk has a change of heart

• The founder of Musk Construction changes the company’s name so that it is not related to Elon Musk. Steve Ryabov came to the United States from Ukraine and was not happy with Musk’s comments about the country and his work with Dog. Classification of musk approval between Americans is less than Trump.

Steve Riabov came to the United States from Ukraine and was quickly inspired by the success story of another immigrant. So when he started his work to re -display the kitchen and bathroom six years ago, he did not hesitate to call it after his hero.

Today, the owner of the construction of musk regrets this decision. The company is flourishing, but Elon Musk is public Comments on Ukraine And also to him Procedures in Washington Ryabov persuaded to take the costs of changing the name.

This will be run from $ 15,000 to $ 20,000, as the company re -drafs brands and permits. He will also have to obtain new license plates to replace “Musk Up” and “Musk Inc” now in its cars. For Rabov, it is not a difficult option.

“I cannot bear it,” Ryabov He said USA today. “I am no longer in line with all its values. I must change the name.”

Ribov barely lonely in his changing impressions of musk. Tesla, billionaire CEO, has dwindled since he agreed with Trump. new Washington PostABC news poll found his approval classification I stood by only 35 %, Less than Trump’s historical numbers for 100 days.

The number of people who do not agree to the job it is now doing is 57 %, compared to 49 % two months ago.

Ripov, who came to the United States after his kidnapping by the Russian army in 2014 on suspicion of being a Ukrainian spy, obtained political asylum and began to do a skilled work. He improved his English by reading books and listening to audio books. It was the biography of musk that caught his attention.

When he launched his private company in 2019, he decided to call it in honor of musk. Now Ribov, who became an American citizen last year, says he believes the name of musk is “bad for business.”

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com