Great Business Stories

About Great Business Stories

A great business story thoroughly researched and brought to life by Caemin. New episode released every Wednesday .

Publisher

Caemin

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2024

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 100 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   General Magic: Right Product, Wrong Time

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name], exploring General Magic's visionary smartphone concept and its downfall due to timing and industry politics.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Olympus: A Very Japanese Scandal

   Michael Woodford, former CEO of Olympus, reveals a massive corporate fraud and the cultural dynamics of saving face in Japanese business.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ken Griffin: Wall Street’s Ultimate Competitor

   Host [Host Name] interviews Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel, exploring his unparalleled success and competitive drive on Wall Street.

Inside a recent episode

General Magic: Right Product, Wrong Time

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because, of course, as we said, Porat had been thinking about this very thing for years and he had a very clear vision. He believed computing was going to move away from the desktop computers and into something much, much smaller. And in 1989, he produced this big red notebook containing his vision for something he called the Pocket Crystal. A small touchscreen device you could use to make calls, send messages, buy things, download software. So really, a smartphone 18 years before the iPhone was launched. Now, John Scully, the Apple CEO, he loved the idea and gave Porat the resources to develop it. […]

Who has been a guest on Great Business Stories

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Palmer Luckey
• Nolan Bushnell
• Yvon Chouinard
• Paul Graham

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

37,288

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

69 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

71