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

Steve Blank

When Sloan arrived at GM in 1920 he realized that the traditional centralized management structures organized by function (sales, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing) were a poor fit for managing GM’s diverse product lines. Modern Corporation Marketing. auto market. car market. General Motors had 20%.

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[Review] Customer Sense

YoungUpstarts

While marketers go gaga over social technologies and their impact on digital commerce, it is often our physical perceptions of a product which influence buying decisions. Enter “ Customer Sense: How the 5 Senses Influence Buying Behavior “ by University of Michigan professor Aradhna Krishna.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

That’s right now in 2018 and year 10 of an expansion when we’ve been plowing hundreds of billions of dollars into the capital markets to try and boost activity. Well the thing that makes me 100% confident this time is different, is that our labor market is not adapting to what’s happened already.

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The Power Of Play In Business Culture

Duct Tape Marketing

The Power Of Play In Business Culture written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Kristi Herold In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Kristi Herold. 00:52): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Like this show?

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Meet Arbor Brewing Company: How Do You Grow A Local Business Brand?

Brandanew

Arbor brewing company was set up in the summer of 1995 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by the husband-wife duo of Matt and Rene Greff. It is the first brewpub set up in Ann Arbor and the fifth in Michigan. Your staff, the lawyers, marketing, all tends to come from the local community. They were both interested in hand-crafted beer.

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New Power: An Interview with Henry Timms

Startup Lessons Learned

What's emerging is the new power world, which is much more about things that are made by participation, about upload, and about distribution models. University of Michigan turned Giving Tuesday into Giving Blueday, and they used it to raise $5.5 million last year. In the old power model, we'd say, "Cease and desist.”

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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