Dan Gilbert, who, along with other investors, is in talks to acquire a casino license in Maryland, has his hands in what feels like 1,763 different delicious business pies. It’s not just an illusion, though it is hard to keep track of everything.
Forbes broke it all down in graphical form.
As for why there’s so much overlap and people from one company playing roles in others, Gilbert calls it “eating your own dog food.” There has to be a more appetizing way to say that.
Click here for a larger, more legible picture of Dan Gilbert’s big picture.
This article appears in Jan 25-31, 2012.
Remember the Secure Advantage Commercials that Quicken ran over and over again to get people to refi into the Negative Am loans? Thanks Dan for doing a big part in ruining neighborhoods and communities by selling loans to people who had no idea what they were getting into.