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  1. Dec 5, 2023 · Mike Lazaridis resigned as co-CEO of RIM in 2012, followed by the rapid collapse of BlackBerry. After leaving BlackBerry, Lazaridis founded an investment company and has been involved in philanthropy and supporting researchers in the industry. WARNING! This article contains spoilers for BlackBerry!

    • Colin Mccormick
  2. Father of what has become known as the smartphone, Mike Lazaridis is recognized in the global wireless community as a visionary, innovator and engineer of extraordinary talent. He is the founder of RIM and the creator of the BlackBerry.

    • Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Valley Investments, Founder, BlackBerry Limited
  3. May 8, 2023 · The true story reveals that the company that made the BlackBerry smartphone, Research in Motion (RIM), was founded by childhood friends Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin in 1984. They were both engineering students at the time, Mike at the University of Waterloo and Doug at the University of Windsor.

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  5. May 9, 2023 · Entrepreneurs. BlackBerry: The Rise and Fall of the Famous Smartphone and Its Inventors. Portrayed in the new film BlackBerry, Mike Lazairidis and Jim Balsillie transformed cell phones...

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    • Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
  6. Feb 21, 2012 · Last April, Mike Lazaridis sat in a BBC studio, holding his company's future in his hands: a svelte seven-inch tablet, black, with the word "BlackBerry" emblazoned across its front. The...

  7. The film is a fictional account of the creation of the BlackBerry line of mobile phone by co-founders Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis, and investor Jim Balsillie. Lazaridis is portrayed by Jay Baruchel, Balsillie is portrayed by Glenn Howerton, and Fregin is portrayed by Johnson.

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