{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/697412ce283ec80e1517e5a4/6999085c166f176858054ece?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Ford Edsel: A $2.5 Billion Failure","description":"In this episode, we explore the epic failure of the Ford Edsel, a car designed by committee and data that became an infamous flop. We discuss how overwhelming data, a lack of common sense, and market misjudgment led to one of history's most expensive product failures.<br><br><br><b>Chapters</b><br>00:00 The Birth of the E-Car<br>00:17 The Edsel Story Begins<br>03:14 The Whiz Kids and Poor Design<br>07:21 Assembly Line Chaos and Mechanical Failures<br>10:12 Market Misjudgment and Sales Failure<br>15:03 Lessons from the Edsel Debacle","author_name":"History: Hits and Stories"}