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Early BlackBerry Security Beat Apple Because Apple Bolted Theirs On
“Because we built the security from the beginning into the operating system where Apple bolded on their security. So in those days, the security was stronger for the BlackBerry.”
Acquirers Often Give Retained Founders Responsibility Without True Authority
“There is often a lot of responsibility with no authority. So I caution you to make sure that with this responsibility of building up your team, that you have the authority to do what you need to do. The hire, fire, set the strategy. That's what I've seen in th…”
Built Four Canadian Startups, Including BlackBerry's Security Provider
“I've been in, like, four startups here in Canada. And so, including the one that was sold to BlackBerry, and we did all the security for BlackBerry.”
CertiCom Crashed From $200 CAD Peak to $3 BlackBerry Buyout
“Pre, pre, the pre NASDAQ, pre-two thousand, the shares were
Like, 200 dollars a share.
...that was Canadian.
And, ah, and then that was the height, that was the top, and that was probably, let's say, 1999.
Early 2000.
Anyway, it was in that time frame.
Let's s…”