BBQ goes up in smoke two months later. John Elway , Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky 48. He now heads Newell Rubbermaid. Advertisement Check out more stories from our readers, or tell us your own. Vote for the Dumbest e-Business Moment.
Pseudo goes under nine months later.
CEO Avram Glazer decides to split the company's Internet business from its core fishmeal operations. Playboy meets Car and Driver meets Sports Illustrated meets Fortune. The company begins advertising on TV and in print in May 1999, in anticipation of its June 21 launch. Ten separate regions jostle to be called the Silicon Prairie. Advertisement Check out more stories from our readers, or tell us your own.