In 2005 Twitter was Odeo, a podcasting site. When Apple announced it was entering the podcast space, Odeo knew it ____________.

In 1945, the Tokyo Telecommunications Research Institute designed a simple wooden rice cooker to help post-war Japan cook with electricity. It was not a MVP and never went to market. What is the companyˋs name today?

Since its founding in 1938, Samsung has conducted business in everything from dehydrated fish to insurance. It pivoted to electronics in 1970 and now has the second-largest _____ for smartphone sales in North America.

In 2004 Facemash was the first iteration of Facebook attracting more than half of Harvard‘s graduates in one month. In 2006, as Facebook, it ____ and allowed anyone with an email address to sign up.

Tech‘s ______ philosophy is key to business evolution and the pivot.

While some tech companies _______ quickly and follow obvious trajectories, others follow winding paths full of twists and potholes.

To create a market for personal computers, Apple donated 9000 computers to schools. Donations weren’t pure charity. Apple ________ the mindshare of a young user base.

In 2005 YouTube _______ with the vision of being a dating site with the tag line “Tune in, Hook up”.

In 2006, Youtube _________ by tech giant Google for one point six billion dollars.

Two Finnish companies merge to form Nokio which went on to become a successful _________ through the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Beginning as Snowdevil, a snowboard shop, in 2004, Spotify founders created an online shopping experience that

After going public in 2015, Shopify has nearly 20% of global market share and is __________ ecommerce platforms in the world.

By continuously _________, changing course when needed and employing unique stategies, some tech companies have risen to the top.