Failure.Museum

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Allan

Released in 1964, Allan, was named after the son-in-law of Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler as part of the Barbie collection. He was marketed as Ken’s

Bernie Madoff

In 2008, Bernie was arrested for turning his wealth management business into a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, which collapsed during the financial crisis.

Blockbuster

In 1994, Viacom bought Blockbuster for $8.4 billion. In 2000, the year after its IPO, Blockbuster turned down an opportunity to buy Netflix for $50

ESPN Mobile Phone

Launched and discontinued in 2006, ESPN burned through $150M (including $30M on a Super Bowl ad) for its mobile phone and only hit 6% of

Harley-Davidson cologne

In 1996, this extension of the brand was too far for lovers of the motorcycle; reeked the scent of tobacco.

Jarts

In 1988, lawn darts with metal spikes were banned in America by the Consumer Product Safety Commission due to the severe danger they presented. These metal

McDonald’s Pizza

McPizzas came out in the late ’80s as a family-sized pie. They were eventually reduced to individual-sized pies, but even with the change in measurements,

Miss Bic

In 2012, Bic created a pencil for women. Yes — a pencil for women — since it’s share amongst women was lagging. Miss Bic didn’t

Pets.com

In November 1998 the website was launched and in November 2000 it was shutdown. Pets.com’s highly unprofitable pet food, especially with high shipping costs, killed

Theranos

Raised $1.3B and lied to patients to keep partners and investors happy leading to it’s demise in 2018. In 2003, 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes left Stanford