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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. Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint, Michigan, in 1947. The company closed in 1931.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. B corp, or Benefit Corporation. Social Enterprise UK .

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Dancing the Political Brand Equity Tango on Social Media

crowdSPRING Blog

Last week, the Trump campaign found itself in hot water over a graphic it distributed on social media comparing the security threat of an increased refugee population on American soil to a bowl of Skittles with three poisoned candies in the mix. Thousands of jobs leaving Michigan, leaving Ohio. They’re all leaving.

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Dancing the Political Brand Equity Tango on Social Media

crowdSPRING Blog

Last week, the Trump campaign found itself in hot water over a graphic it distributed on social media comparing the security threat of an increased refugee population on American soil to a bowl of Skittles with three poisoned candies in the mix. Thousands of jobs leaving Michigan, leaving Ohio. They’re all leaving.

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Dancing the Political Brand Equity Tango on Social Media

crowdSPRING Blog

Last week, the Trump campaign found itself in hot water over a graphic it distributed on social media comparing the security threat of an increased refugee population on American soil to a bowl of Skittles with three poisoned candies in the mix. Thousands of jobs leaving Michigan, leaving Ohio. They’re all leaving.

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

online.wsj.com

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

Currently, you can form an L3C in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming, and in the federal jurisdictions of the Crow Indian Nation of Montana, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Pros of The L3C Structure. The L3C: Coming to a state near you?

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