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Masa Son in 1999: loses $70bn in net worth in half year. Masa Son in 2019: hold my beer, watch dis.
by hogFeast 7y ago
Masa Son in 1999: loses $70bn in net worth in half year.
Masa Son in 2019: hold my beer, watch dis.
- kamyarg 7y agoTIL Masayoshi Son has the distinction of losing the most money in history (approximately $70bn during the dot com crash of 2000). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Son https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Son
- perl4ever 7y agoI remember reading some commentary about how losing billions is perversely a good thing to have on your resume, as it implies: - someone trusted you with billions - you weren't too paralyzed by fear of risk to do anything useful - you might even have learned from the experience Also see The "Parable of the Talents", in Matthew 25:14–30.