The Empire Builders Podcast
#196: Swatch – Saving the Swiss Watch Makers
Japan’s digital watches massively disrupted the Swiss watch market. So, an entry level fashion watch is created to save the day. Swatch! Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, ...
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#195: PEZ – Part 2 – From Loophole to Pez Outlaw
How Steve Glue made 4 Million giving the people what they wanted by beating the system; and how Pez ran him out of the business. Dave Young: Welcome to the ...
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#194: Pez – Part 1 – The Mint that Became a Collectable
What do you do when you think cigarette smoke is disgusting and you are a bit of a germaphobe? Create a collectable candy empire, of course. Dave Young: Welcome to ...
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#193: Jacuzzi – Propellers to Propellers
The Jacuzzi Seven were obsessed with flight and engineered better propellers. What is the difference between propellers of air or water??? Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching ...
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#192: Polaroid – Instant Idea, Instant Pic, Instant Empire
What happens when you are in the polarization film business and your daughter asks why she can’t see the picture right away? You invent Polaroid. Dave Young: Welcome to the ...
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