Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
Keywords:
Based on novel or book
Technology
It-expert
Silicon valley
Satire
Biography
Rise and fall
Cell phone
Phone
Information technology
Social history
Communicating via phone
1990s
Science and technology
It professional
New technology
History and legacy
Phone message
Smartphone
Digital technology
Satellite technology
Advanced technology
Make it happen
Movie tag line: "Work hard. Fail hard."
Character: Mike Lazaridis
Character: Jim Balsillie
Character: Doug Fregin
Character: Paul Stanos
Character: Charles Purdy