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Mar 2022
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SOB: When More Is Less

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About this episode

“Dare to Be Stupid” explores situations where technically superior products turn out to be woefully impractical.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Wrejects.com.

Sometimes, more is less, better is worse, and blatantly superior products fail to overcome their competitors. On this episode of “Dare to Be Stupid,” correspondent George Frankly explores right answers to wrong questions. 

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Credits

This episode was written, edited and performed by George Frankly with additional production assistance from Rob Mitchell and Eleanor Pahl. Music for this episode was provided by Gurty Beats, Jared Rubens and Sam Barsh. Image for this episode is by Ric Matkowsk on Unsplash, modified by “Speaking of Bitcoin.”


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