Opportunity Detroit Haven’t we heard this story before? In the 1970s it was Henry Ford II and the Renaissance Center. In the late 80s it was Mike Ilitch and his purchase of the Tigers and the Fox. In the 90s … Continue reading Stop me if you’ve heard this one,…
Recently, fans of the cancelled UPN/CW teen drama Veronica Mars got an early Christmas present. Last week, show creator Rob Thomas and series star Kristen Bell appealed to the small, but vocal, fan base with a $2 million Kickstarter fundraising … Continue reading Crowdfunding TV: A Good Thing?
In 1914, Industrialist Henry Ford began to combine his paternalistic interest in social engineering with the huge profits Ford Motor Company was making annually. In fact, one of his ideas quite simply revolutionized American Capitalism by doing something really radical. … Continue reading Henry Ford, Enemy of Capitalism