Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by dcolkitt on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:28PM
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I'm always reminded of how the founder of FedEx got a C+ on his project when he presented the idea for the company in his business school class.
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Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by toomuchtodo on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:48PM
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He also saved the company by betting the last of the company reserves at a casino when they were near insolvency during the early days.
Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by reitzensteinm on Saturday February 15, 2020 @04:24PM
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Someone claiming to be an early employee that wrote the first scheduling software showed up here a few years ago and said that story is BS, FWIW.
Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by toomuchtodo on Saturday February 15, 2020 @04:55PM
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/u/graycat, although I’m unable to find any reference that the story is inaccurate from a quick HN and Google search. If you find it, feel free to reply with a link to correct me.
Sidenote: epic thread
Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by reitzensteinm on Saturday February 15, 2020 @05:57PM
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Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by toomuchtodo on Saturday February 15, 2020 @06:12PM
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Thank you! Now I just need to find it somewhere canonical besides HN so Wikipedia can reference it. Appreciate the myth busting!
Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast
by reitzensteinm on Sunday February 16, 2020 @02:32PM
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I never would have got it without the name, so thank you too!