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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 next year, 1910, trouble hit.

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Durant Versus Sloan – Part 1

Steve Blank

Sloan realized that the traditional centralized management structures (like General Motors had in 1920) were poor fits for the management of GM’s already diverse product lines. William Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint Michigan in 1947.