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Dr. Dallas Dance Explains Why Leaders Should Never Stop Learning

The Startup Magazine

According to Dr. Sue Ashford of the University of Michigan Ross, a learning mindset is essential to keep companies ahead of the curve. They also have the goal of supporting their employees’ performance in any way possible, including standing up for them when it comes to the demands of other departments. Adaptability.

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

Steve Blank

Finally, GM created the notion of perpetual demand within brands by continually obsoleting their own products with new models rolled out every year. Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint, Michigan, in 1947. Within each brand there were several models at different price points. Think of the iPhone and its yearly new models.).

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Damaged Pure Michigan Brand Impedes Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Pure Michigan is a Damaged Brand. As a Michigan resident I’ve followed the developments in Flint with a mixture of horror, sadness, outrage, and confusion. The focus of this post is about the damage that has been done to the state of Michigan’s brand, Pure Michigan. Pure Michigan is (or was) a brilliant brand.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

Just a crazy idea two years ago, the class is now taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech, Princeton and for the National Science Foundation at the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech. More importantly, it makes no demands of you to stand and deliver your weekly customer development progress in front of your peers.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

So, when I was researching my book, I looked into what actually happened to the manufacturing workers in Michigan, Indiana and in the South. Right now, an at home health care aide makes about $25,000 a year , and the turnover rate is 100% because it’s a very draining, demanding job.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

We have structural employment issues : The official unemployment rate in the US is hovering just below 10% but “true” unemployment is much higher when you account for those that have stopped looking or taken part-time employment and in key states like California and Michigan we’re downright hurting.

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Principles For Low-Budget Marketing Strategies Every Startup Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Every product must be perceived as different and unique, but without overestimating the customer’s demand for it. It honors the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, cradle of many worldwide talents, including the multi platinum rapper and the multinational car brand.