1947 is the year that the concept of NASCAR (National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing) was born. This was nearly a decade after Bill France participated in the first Florida Daytona Beach rally, and came 5thdriving a lightweight Ford. The drivers who participated in that March 8, 1936 race had no coherently organized system. The race was solely geared towards determining the best drivers and fastest cars.
©2015 Bloomberg View NZU1EW6JTSEA (Bloomberg View) — Here is a fascinating story by Katie Benner about a fallen unicorn with the puzzlingly generic name “Good Technology.” Good was formed in 2009 by the combination of a startup and a division of Motorola. It “raised about $300 million in equity and debt,” hitting a peak