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The World Keeps On Changing So Adapt or Disappear

Adapt or Disappear: Lessons from Kodak and Beyond Remember Kodak ? Back in 1997, Kodak was a giant. It had around 160,000 employees, and an incredible 85% of the world's photography was captured using Kodak cameras. Kodak was photography. Yet, as mobile cameras started to rise, Kodak didn’t keep up. In what felt like the blink of an eye, they went from being the king of the hill to completely out of the market. Kodak went bankrupt, and all those employees lost their jobs. This story isn’t just about Kodak ; it’s a cautionary tale about what happens when you fail to change with the times. Kodak isn't alone. Think about other big names from the past: HMT (Watches) Bajaj (Scooters) Dyanora (TVs) Murphy (Radios) Nokia (Mobile Phones) Rajdoot (Bikes) Ambassador (Cars) These weren’t companies making bad products. They were the best at what they did for a while. The world didn’t leave them behind because they were bad; it left them behind because they didn’t change when the world c