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Jun 2020
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#132 Edwin Land (Steve Jobs's Hero)

David Senra
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What I learned from reading The Instant Image: Edwin Land and the Polaroid Experience by Mark Olshaker.  ---- [1:42] The word “problem” had completely departed from Edwin land's vocabulary to be replaced by the word “opportunity”.  [2:01] What was it about this man and his company that allowed such confidence and seeming lack of concern with the traditional ... Show More
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