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
Based on true story
Workplace
Rise and fall
Cell phone
Phone
Information technology
Social history
Communicating via phone
1990s
Science and technology
Smart phone
It professional
New technology
Technological evolution
History and legacy
Phone message
Smartphone
Digital technology
Offbeat
Advanced technology
Make it happen
History and technology
Humans and technology
Movie tag line: "Work hard. Fail hard."
Character: Mike Lazaridis
Character: Jim Balsillie
Character: Doug Fregin
Character: Charles Purdy
Character: Carl Yankowski