Revisiting BlackBerry's extraordinary rise and spectacular fall

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04/28/23 • 78 min

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"Once Apple showed up, BlackBerry had to do everything right and get on it on the double. And they did everything wrong."

"And for whatever reason we thought, oh, there's something to this story that feels funny to us."

Losing the Signal co-author Sean Silcoff and BlackBerry producer and co-writer Matthew Miller join to discuss Canada's former tech darling ahead of the forthcoming major motion picture release.

Sponsored by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Read the Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings.

"Once Apple showed up, BlackBerry had to do everything right and get on it on the double. And they did everything wrong."

"And for whatever reason we thought, oh, there's something to this story that feels funny to us."

Losing the Signal co-author Sean Silcoff and BlackBerry producer and co-writer Matthew Miller join to discuss Canada's former tech darling ahead of the forthcoming major motion picture release.

Sponsored by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Read the Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings.

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