American Motors
In 1987, built gas guzzler cars just before a recession and fuel costs soared.
Some of the key signs timing is the cause of failure includes: unforeseen changes in regulation, tax, tariffs, or the supply chain; economic and market shocks decreasing the need for the product; building a product that is too early since there isn’t enough infrastructure to support its use in the marketplace; dramatic and rapid technology shifts can surprise companies who don’t get ahead of them.
In 1987, built gas guzzler cars just before a recession and fuel costs soared.
In 1988 and after 51 years, sales plummeted due to publicity about the disease; the disease and candy both caused weight loss.
Founded in 2013, Beautycounter, a leader in the clean beauty business, raised over $100M and was sold to a private equity firm for $1B in 2021. As the pandemic receded, consumer spending went down and sales slowed across the entire beauty sector. While Beautycounter’s
In 2008, Bernie was arrested for turning his wealth management business into a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, which collapsed during the financial crisis.
Beyond.com, a career network that connects job seekers with employers through career channels, was a casualty in the dot com bust.
In September 2023, Bird was delisted from the NYSE after being valued at $12M. After a 1-for-25 reverse stock split, Bird wasn’t able to achieve a $15M market cap for 30 consecutive days. Bird peaked at a $3B market cap in the public market
In 2021, Faraday Future went public on the NYSE via a SPAC valuing the company at $3.4B. The company has raised nearly $3B in equity and debt since its founding in 2016. As of the start of 2024, the company is at the risk
Virtual-events startup Hopin raised $1.16 billion and peaked at a $7.8 billion valuation in 2021 after only 2 years of being founded. So many VCs, more than 60, were keen to invest in Hopin that none ended up with an influential stake. Meanwhile, the
Launched in 1995 with an IPO in 1999 that valued the company at $2 billion, iVillage was a female-focused community since women were seen as late adopters of the internet. NBC Universal acquired the company, but missed the impending change of social media and