Everyone loves a success story. But what about tales of failure? This week Alex, Alexander, and Chase unpack some of tech’s most marvelous misses. Th en we'll ask ourselves, as creators, what can we learn from history’s almosts. Because if failure is the best teacher, may these disasters be our Yoda. TIMESTAMPS: 00:50: Intro 03:30: Failed Future #1: Nuclear-Powered Cars 13:36: Nuclear-Powered Cars - Lessons for Creators 19:10: Failed Future #2: General Magic Smartphone 31:08: General Magic Smartphone - Lessons for Creators 33:30: Failed Future #3: iSmell, Smellivision 45:08: Passion Doesn’t Always Make a Product 48:20: Failed Future #4: Pneumatic Tubes 57:39: Lessons for Creators 58:52: Failed Future #5: The Concorde 01:02:32: The Concorde - Lessons for Creators SOURCES: https://www.vox.com/2015/6/24/8834989/when-the-pneumatic-tube-carried-fast-food-people-and-cats https://hiddencityphila.org/2014/04/pneumatic-philadelphia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohrpost_in_Berlin https://thehustle.co/digiscents-ismell-fail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology https://commoncog.com/c/cases/general-magic/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/nuclear-powered-cars-were-once-a-real-possibility/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_propulsion https://www.britannica.com/question/How-much-was-a-ticket-on-the-Concorde https://inews.co.uk/news/why-did-concorde-stop-flying-last-flight-2775291 https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-concorde/ https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/concorde/the-concorde-story/concorde-timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Age MUSIC: "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" (Timbuk 3) ©2024 The Furious Curious