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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

That year, as management tried to coordinate all the operating details across all the divisions, the company almost went bankrupt when poor planning led to excess inventory, with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash. Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint, Michigan, in 1947.

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Fortifying Profits: Strategies to Shield Your Business from Embezzlement

Duct Tape Marketing

Fortifying Profits: Strategies to Shield Your Business from Embezzlement written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Todd Rammler, president and founder of Michigan CFO Associates.

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How to Do Cannabis Cultivation Business Planning for Growth

Up and Running

In this article, you will learn how to build a successful business plan for your cannabis grow operation. Develop Operation and Growing Methods. Choose your operating state. The state you operate in will guide your grow model. Set realistic goals and expectations, especially in your sales forecasts. Find funding .

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Durant Versus Sloan – Part 1

Steve Blank

Top management was trying to coordinate all of the operating details (sales, manufacturing, distribution and marketing,) across all the divisions and the company almost went bankrupt that year when poor planning led to excess inventory (with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash.)

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started my company in 2011, after witnessing first-hand the sub-par performance some companies operated with because they were only in the homecare business for financial gain. Today, HourglassAngel.com is a 20+ person company with a 2015 revenue forecast of $12M. Thanks to John Waldmann, Homebase. #6 6 – Sub-par Performances.

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The Lean LaunchPad Online

Steve Blank

I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were the right way to plan a startup. Now we understood that the strategy for startups was to first search for a business model and then after you found it, put together an operating plan. Sign up here. ——– Why This Class? This book was a real breakthrough.

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