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Founders Notes: Edwin Land

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Edwin Land (Steve Jobs's Hero) David Senra That is an extract from the book that I want to talk to you about today, which is The Instant Image: Edwin Land and the Polaroid experience. And it comes from a section in the book called The Lengthened Shadow. And what that is a reference to is a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson who says, "an institution is the lengthened shadow of one man." And that is a great way to think about Polaroid and the influence that Edwin Land had on his company. So this is going to be the start of a 3-part series that I'm going to do on Edwin Land. I previously covered 2 different books on Edwin Land all the way back on Founders 40. I talked to you about what I learned from reading Insisting On the Impossible and the book, Instant: The Story of Polaroid. About 2 months ago, a listener named Dustin, send me a message that he went down this rabbit hole reading every single book that he could find on Edwin Land. And he's the one that put me on to the next 3 books that I'll be talking to you about. Interesting to note, the book I have in my hand is 42 years old, and it smells like it's 42 years old. And before I jump into the book, you might be wondering, in case you

Edwin Land (Steve Jobs's Hero) David Senra That is an extract from the book that I want to talk to you about today, which is The Instant Image: Edwin Land and the Polaroid experience. And it comes from a section in the book called The Lengthened Shadow. And what that is a reference to is a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson who says, "an institution is the lengthened shadow of one man." And that is a great way to think about Polaroid and the influence that Edwin Land had on his company. So this is going to be the start of a 3-part series that I'm going to do on Edwin Land. I previously covered 2…

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