13: will.i.am

will.i.am really wants to be the next Steve Jobs. So far, he's not doing so well. Today we dig through his bizarre history of bulky products and weird, rambly interviews to try to determine why. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE AND WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Sources: https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/28/3703286/will-i-am-iphone-camera-cases https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7162861/will-i-am-puls-smartwatch-is-terrible https://jalopnik.com/will-i-ams-extremely-illegal-delorean-impounded-by-poli-5919274 https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932055/wink-smart-home-problems-iamplus-william-black-eyed-peas https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/8/7500911/will-i-am-ces-2015-3d-systems https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2017/11/william-honoured-by-the-iet-for-his-outstanding-contribution-to-the-engineering-profession/ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/william-named-intels-director-of-creative-innovation.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUBnsX0-9w0 https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01MRK3O9Q/ref=acr_dpx_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/20/21029499/decade-fails-flops-tech-science-culture-apple-google-data-kickstarter-2010-2019 https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/28/3703286/will-i-am-iphone-camera-cases https://www.cnet.com/news/i-went-to-the-launch-of-will-i-ams-new-smartwatch-and-it-was-ridiculous/ https://jalopnik.com/why-is-will-i-am-saying-he-built-a-delorean-5873427?tag=iamauto https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/william-wears-buttons-air-true-wireless-earphone-in-new-j-balvin-and-black-eyed-peas-music-video-ritmo-300959091.html