I have the greatest respect for Steve Blank whom I've met in person. But I cannot disagree with this article any more strongly. My late father was an early co

I have the greatest respect for Steve Blank whom I've met in person. But I cannot disagree with this article any more strongly. My late father was an early collector of antique cars and along with being born in Detroit meeting some of the industry's early pioneers I know something about the history of the auto industry. There is no doubt Billy Durant was a genius. But unlike Musk he inherited wealth and the family wagon company based in Flint was the largest of its kind in America. He also didn't have to deal with stock markets shorts who have castigated Musk in the press constantly trying to drive down the price of his stock. Durant had always been a successful stock trader. It was the dawn of the great depression that took all of his wealth. He had by then divorced his wife and married his daughter's best friend. It was pretty scandalous at the time and it may be why Durant isn't remembered in the Motor City in any way. But if you look carefully at the old GM building (not RenCen but the one before it) you will see Durant's initials because the building was designed while he as still running GM.