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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team. Date: November 30, 2006. Date: February 6, 2006. In 2006, it was the most-visited website in the US, even beating out Google. Date: April 15, 2008. Price: $500M.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Founded: 2006. — Ben Kaufman, founder, Quirky. Declared Bankruptcy: 2016.

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