Losing The Signal - a podcast by You Exec

Would you like to know how the company that created one of the world’s most
addictive products and pioneered a market spiraled into holding only 1% of
its market after losing its way? This book summary provides insight into
what propelled the rapid growth and precipitous downfall of Research in
Motion, the Canadian technology company that created the BlackBerry
smartphone. Losing the Signal provides unique access to many of the key
players inside RIM. It covers the backstories of founder Mike Lazaridis and
his co-CEO Jim Balsillie, and the impact of their unique “business
marriage” and dual leadership on the company. It charts the course of RIM’s
ascent and descent, highlighting key business choices, market dynamics, and
corporate scandals that led to RIM’s organizational unraveling, strategic
confusion, and ultimate defeat in the smartphone race.

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