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Sean Silcoff is a business writer for The Globe and Mail with extensive experience covering technology and corporate affairs.
Known for: Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
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Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Losing the Signal recounts the dramatic rise and fall of BlackBerry, once the world’s dominant smartphone maker. Drawing on exclusive interviews and internal documents, journalists Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff reveal how two Canadian entrepreneurs, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, built a global technology empire that revolutionized mobile communication—only to see it collapse under the weight of competition, internal conflict, and missed opportunities.
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Origins of Research In Motion (RIM): The Spark in Waterloo
Every revolution begins with a moment of curiosity. For Mike Lazaridis, that moment arrived in a university lab in Waterloo, Ontario. Fascinated by the unseen flow of data through the airwaves, he envisioned a device that could send information wirelessly, efficiently, and securely. Long before the ...
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Jim Balsillie’s Entry: The Strategist Joins the Visionary
Every great invention needs both a dreamer and a dealmaker. RIM found its balance when Jim Balsillie—a driven, audacious business strategist—walked through its doors. Lazaridis brought the brilliance of an engineer; Balsillie added the fire of an entrepreneur. Where Lazaridis saw perfection, Balsill...
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Sean Silcoff is a business writer for The Globe and Mail with extensive experience covering technology and corporate affairs.
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