startups
This online bookstore eventually became the world’s largest online retailer.
What is Amazon?
This founder used to wash dishes at McDonald’s before starting a trillion-dollar company.
Who is Jeff Bezos?
Over 60% of Americans can't afford an unexpected $500 expense. What is this lack of planning called?
What is living paycheck to paycheck?
This chain sold over 1 million burgers before the founder even trademarked its name.
What is McDonald's?
This soda company spent $4 million on a rebrand that people hated and had to bring back the original flavor.
What is Coca-Cola (New Coke)?
This ride-sharing service’s first ever customer was one of its own co-founders
What is Uber?
This tech legend hacked his school computers to sit in classes with girls.
Who is Bill Gates?
Einstein reportedly called this financial principle the 8th wonder of the world.
What is compound interest?
This company launched the first ever touchscreen smartphone… in 1994.
What is IBM?
This mobile company could’ve bought Android for $50 million, but passed.
What is BlackBerry?
Google once tried to buy this company for $1.6 billion just a year after it launched.
What is YouTube?
This billionaire once lived on $1/day in Canada before becoming the richest man in the world.
Who is Elon Musk?
Missing just one of these monthly payments can lower your credit score by 100 points.
What is a credit card payment?
This brand launched the very first universal credit card in 1950.
What is Diners Club?
his rental giant could’ve owned Netflix for $50 million, but laughed it off.
What is Blockbuster?
This company’s was going to be "The Harvard Connect" and it only worked with college email addresses.
What is Facebook?
She recorded her own Spanx commercial in her living room with a camcorder.
Who is Sara Blakely?
This retirement account allows your money to grow tax-free — but only after taxes have already been paid.
What is a Roth IRA?
The first online sale ever recorded was an illegal transaction for this substance.
What is marijuana?
This social media platform once rejected buying Facebook for $75 million.
What is MySpace?
This EV company almost died in 2008 — its last hope was a $40 million lifeline from Daimler.
What is Tesla?
This legendary Apple founder dropped acid and traveled India before building the Mac
Who is Steve Jobs?
This budgeting rule suggests you split income into 50% needs, 30% wants, and 20% savings.
What is the 50/30/20 rule?
This check-in app helped launch location-based services, but faded when Instagram and Facebook copied its features.
What is Foursquare?
This video call company sold to Microsoft for $300 million — years later, it was worth 10x that.
What is Skype?