Episode 14: Axon’s Make-or-Break Pivot

Update: 2025-07-29

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Rick Smith and Mike Wagers recount Axon’s 2004-05 crucible—media hit-jobs, short-seller assaults and a hidden mole—and the audacious Axon Flex pivot that resurrected the company and ignited modern body-camera tech.

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Episode 18 - Rise of The New Generation

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Episode 17: The AI Epsiode

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Episode 16: Pirates, Dinosaurs, and Body Cameras (ft. Luke Larson)

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Episode 15: The Briefcase, The Break-In, and The Bigger Picture (ft. Luke Larson)

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Episode 14: Axon’s Make-or-Break Pivot

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Episode 13: Surviving TASER's Most Tumultuous Year

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Episode 12 : The John Oliver Special (pt. 2)

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Episode 11: The John Oliver Special (pt. 1)

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Episode 10: How TASER gets tested with Dr Jeff Ho

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Episode 9: Mythbusting TASER

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Episode 8: The Tipping Point That Forged Axon

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Episode 7: The Scrappy IPO Who Could

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Episode 6: The Buffalo Rider

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Episode 5: The Auto Taser Chronicles

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Episode 4: Bold Beginnings

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Episode 3: Inside Axon Week: Top Launches, Lessons & Epic Moments

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Episode 2: High Voltage Vikings

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Episode 1: THE FIRST RISK

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Episode 14: Axon’s Make-or-Break Pivot

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Episode 14: Axon’s Make-or-Break Pivot

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Episode 14: Axon’s Make-or-Break Pivot