The Hall of Magnificent Failure
Profiles of famous people, products, and companies that failed spectacularly — told without the redemption arc. These aren't inspirational stories. They're cautionary tales presented without caution.
- Abraham Lincoln: Professional Election LoserLost more elections than most people enter.
- Vincent van Gogh: One Ear, Zero SalesThe original starving artist, emphasis on starving.
- Nikola Tesla: Brilliant, Broke, and Pigeon-ObsessedInvented the future, died in debt, loved a pigeon.
- Blockbuster Video: The Company That Said No to NetflixHad the chance to buy Netflix for $50 million. Passed.
- The Fyre Festival: When Manifesting Goes WrongWhat happens when a vision board gets a credit line.
- New Coke: A Case Study in Not Reading the RoomThe day Coca-Cola outsmarted itself.
- Google+: Even Google Can't Win Them AllProof that money and engineering talent can't make people like you.
- Pets.com: The Sock Puppet That Burned $300 MillionSpending hundreds of millions to sell dog food at a loss.