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!

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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.

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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.

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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???

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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.

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