How Kodak Invented Digital Photography, Then Died

How Kodak Invented Digital Photography, Then Died In 1975, Kodak engineer Steve Sasson built the world's first digital camera inside the same company that would file for bankruptcy decades later because of what that invention led to. This isn't a story about missing the future. Kodak saw it coming before almost anyone else. What actually destroyed the company is the harder, more uncomfortable story: a business protecting the empire that made it rich, and the strategic missteps that turned a technological triumph into a corporate collapse. We break down how Kodak invented digital photography, why leadership shelved it, and the business case study every company should study in innovation versus corporate reluctance. -------------------- Timestamps 00:00 - The Peak of Kodak’s Empire 01:30 - The 1975 Breakthrough: First Digital Camera 03:15 - Why Leadership Shelved the Tech 05:00 - The Rise of Digital Competitors & Smartphones 07:10 - Bankruptcy & Lessons in Innovation #kodak #businessfailures #digitalcameras #InnovationFailure #businesscasestudy