SONY

Born in the unlikeliest of places — the terrible, wasteland-like
aftermath of post WWII Japan — Sony rose to capture the
imaginations (and wallets) of consumers and engineers around the
world. The company produced hit after hit after hit: portable
transistor radios, CDs, the Walkman, the PlayStation, DVDs, life
insurance(!!)... and yet ultimately fell behind its greatest
American admirer, Steve Jobs and Apple. This is the incredible
story of Sony’s human and technological optimism in the face of
overwhelming odds — a story that, given recent world events,
remains as relevant today as ever.





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Links:


Steve Jobs’ Tribute to Akio Morita:
https://youtu.be/Drwkvf76Cls

Planet Money on Sony and Spider-Man:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076531156/the-spider-man-problem

Episode sources:
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LpnPSju5xSPcuaRVd1TYXnL1oGBr4Qs5bRS7owbxoEc/edit?usp=sharing



Carve Outs:


How This All Happened by Morgan Housel:
https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/how-this-all-happened/

The Model 3 is AWESOME: https://www.tesla.com/model3



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