ShowEpisode 33
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Founder Failures: Post-Mortems
Brutal Business Blunders: The Real Story Behind New Coke
Two founders dissect the infamous New Coke disaster and why perfect data can still lead to epic failure.
Two founders dissect a business decision that went badly wrong, with the kind of brutal honesty you normally only hear behind closed doors.
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