Talent, Time and Money: The Curse of General Magic
It's 1990. A new company called General Magic is going to build its vision of the future: the smart phone. They have talent, almost unlimited cash, and a 15 year head start on the iPhone. What could go wrong? This episode was based, with permission, on David Epstein's book Inside the Box: How Constraints Make us…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
See all episodes →
58%The Doors of Death: The Herald of Free Enterprise
54%The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World - Part 1
52%Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World - Part 2
Similar episodes from other shows
More like Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford →
We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail?
61%What 12 Years of Failure Taught Steve Jobs About Success
The Top Seven Biggest Business Mistakes!
Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.