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  • 9 years, no profit

    Posted in Awful Bosses on 28 Mar 09 by roadscholar.

    after running a company, this guy didn't show a profit for 9 years. 9 years!

    rather than admitting he was a moron, he blamed every employee and consultant who worked there.
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  • awful market research

    Posted in Awful Business Plans on 10 Jun 09 by bpw89.

    A friend of mine approached me with a business plan to automate billing at parking garages, using a camera to read each car's license plate. So I did a search online, and it turned out that 5-6 c… Read This Deal »

  • Bad Car Company

    Posted in Awful Negotiations on 26 Sep 08 by roadscholar.

    There was this firm making electric cars and trying to sell them all over the world. When they asked us for help, they didn’t want to pay us (they wanted to do a commission deal, which would tak… Read This Deal »

  • Blindsided by sunglasses

    Posted in Awful Business Ideas on 21 Oct 07 by bpw89.

    When I was in junior high, I hatched my first online business idea: selling fake Oakleys. The startup money ($100) came from my dad, as a bribe for good grades. I quickly bought a dozen pairs from a q… Read This Deal »

  • Duped by India

    Posted in Awful Employees on 27 Nov 07 by roadscholar.

    Jennifer was a project manager for a large telecommunications firm. She was assigned and Indian software factory to manage.

    Naturally, she had no expertise whatsoever in dealing with In… Read This Deal »

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