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Durant Versus Sloan – Part 1

Steve Blank

automotive industry grew to become one of the drivers of the global economy. Finally, GM created the notion of perpetual demand within brands by continually obsoleting their own products yearly with new models rolled out every year. William Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint Michigan in 1947. There’s the Alfred P.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

The aim from the start was to shake up the industry – starting local and growing global. As I got older, I saw the demand, researched and decided there was a niche market no one had tapped into yet. Today, HourglassAngel.com is a 20+ person company with a 2015 revenue forecast of $12M.