19 min
Secret History – When Kodak Went to War with Polaroid Steve Blank Podcast
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- Business
Kodak and Polaroid, the two most famous camera companies of the 20th century, had a great partnership for 20+ years. Then in an inexplicable turnabout Kodak decided to destroy Polaroid’s business. To this day, every story of why Kodak went to war with Polaroid is wrong.
The real reason can be found in the highly classified world of overhead reconnaissance satellites.
Here’s the real story.
Kodak and Polaroid, the two most famous camera companies of the 20th century, had a great partnership for 20+ years. Then in an inexplicable turnabout Kodak decided to destroy Polaroid’s business. To this day, every story of why Kodak went to war with Polaroid is wrong.
The real reason can be found in the highly classified world of overhead reconnaissance satellites.
Here’s the real story.
19 min