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

Steve Blank

Sloan put in place GM’s management accounting system (also borrowed from DuPont) that for the first time allowed the company to: 1) produce an annual operating forecast that compared each division’s forecast (revenue, costs, capital requirements and return on investment) with the company’s financial goals. The company closed in 1931.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

As I got older, I saw the demand, researched and decided there was a niche market no one had tapped into yet. I followed this gut instinct and launched HourglassAngel.com during the summer of my junior year at the University of Michigan: a site created with just a $4,500 investment. Thanks to Ruben Soto, HourGlassAngel. #8