They spent their careers trying to prove that they deserved what they had accomplished. I've seen some other shows in the series. The one on Fleetwood Mac was particularly memorable. Thousands of absentee ballots went out to Republican votors after having been set aside by the elections supervisor. If these votes are thrown out, Gore would easily win in Florida and thus the U.S. election.
Small actions can have large consequences.
A result of the unpredictibility in an uncertain world. Think about it. The payoff for finding a drug or treatment that could cure a disease is much greater than, say, creating a Web site to sell furniture. Also, unlike most dot-coms, biotech companies possess valuable intellectual property and patents that have a lot of inherent value. Unfortunately, there's no discussion of the inherent risk of drug development and the staggering costs related to clinical trials in a regulatory industry.