Aug. 18 at 6:11 PM
$JOBY Segway: Promised to completely redesign urban transportation but became a niche tourist novelty.
Google Glass: Aimed to replace smartphones with smart glasses but failed due to high costs and privacy backlash.
Juicero: Raised
$120 million for a high-tech juice press that turned out to be completely unnecessary.
Quibi: Burned through
$1.75 billion on short-form mobile streaming only to shut down after six months.
Hyperloop: Promised near-supersonic ground travel but stalled out due to extreme engineering costs and physical limitations.
Theranos: Promised revolutionary medical diagnostics with a single drop of blood but collapsed as a total fraud.