Ahead of Their Time
For every company that's making headlines today, there were companies a decade or two ago that had already espoused a similar product, service or idea. For instance, there was Vestron before Netflix, and Quorn before Impossible Foods came along. So what happened? Where exactly did these predecessors fail? Delve into the business stories of ten pioneering companies in five different sectors - examining one who was an early predecessor that operated in a burgeoning market, and another, in today's world that seems to have caught on to a winning formula. What are the lessons to be gleaned? And how their life-changing products and services shape the way we live, eat and connect.
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| Producer | Kelly Lin |
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For every company that's making headlines today, there were companies a decade or two ago that had already espoused a similar product, service or idea. For instance, there was Vestron before Netflix, and Quorn before Impossible Foods came along. So what happened? Where exactly did these predecessors fail? Delve into the business stories of ten pioneering companies in five different sectors - examining one who was an early predecessor that operated in a burgeoning market, and another, in today's world that seems to have caught on to a winning formula. What are the lessons to be gleaned? And how their life-changing products and services shape the way we live, eat and connect.
Before streaming giant Netflix ruled in the internet age, and home video trailblazer Vestron was a pioneer in the VHS era.
Before streaming giant Netflix ruled in the internet age, and home video trailblazer Vestron was a pioneer in the VHS era.
Meatless meats are on a meteoric rise, led by visionary companies like plant-based Quorn since the 80s, and more recently, Impossible Foods serving up a never-before-seen product, a burger that bleeds.
Meatless meats are on a meteoric rise, led by visionary companies like plant-based Quorn since the 80s, and more recently, Impossible Foods serving up a never-before-seen product, a burger that bleeds.
Luxury shopping has gone from boutiques to our screens, shaped by entrepreneurs like Boo.com, the first designer clothing shopping site and Style Theory, a clothing rental platform rewriting fashion.
Luxury shopping has gone from boutiques to our screens, shaped by entrepreneurs like Boo.com, the first designer clothing shopping site and Style Theory, a clothing rental platform rewriting fashion.
The restaurant industry has been radically overhauled by companies like Horn & Hardart and their revolutionary Automat, and TiffinLabs transforming brick and mortar into the cloud.
The restaurant industry has been radically overhauled by companies like Horn & Hardart and their revolutionary Automat, and TiffinLabs transforming brick and mortar into the cloud.
We've alwasy been obsessed with making and sharing videos. Two game-changing companies have met our need for shareability: Polaroid in the 1970s, and more recently, TikTok.
We've alwasy been obsessed with making and sharing videos. Two game-changing companies have met our need for shareability: Polaroid in the 1970s, and more recently, TikTok.