Over the course of history, some of the brightest business minds in the world have created incredible feats of engineering. Without their genius, life as we know it wouldn’t be the same. However, even top-notch companies make the occasional blunder that can end up costing millions – if not billions.
Even talented Tesla mastermind Elon Musk isn’t blessed with a blemish-free record. When SpaceX’s test rocket exploded in 2020, the company would have lost hundreds of millions of dollars. Musk isn’t the only one to take a loss on the chin over the years – and he certainly won’t be the last.
In some instances, a business mistake can alter the course of someone’s life forever, even if they aren’t attached to a huge multi-billion-dollar corporation. From accidentally throwing away a multi-million dollar fortune in the trash to passing on signing the biggest band in history, some of these blunders are so disastrous they’re almost unbelievable.