Quibi, we hardly knew you

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by Pekelo, Oct 22, 2020.

  1. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    or,

    How to drive a company into the ground in 6 months or less? by Meg Whitman

    https://www.fool.com/investing/2020...bis-failure/?source=isesitlnk0000001&mrr=0.50

    "It took all of six months for Quibi to fail in colossal fashion. Quibi (short for "QUIck BItes" but it may as well be short for "QUIck oBItuary") announced that it was shutting down the premium streaming video app on Wednesday night.

    Quibi seemed to have it all, including seasoned leadership, celebrity-studded programming, and nearly $2 billion in venture capital. But it was evident early on that there wasn't going to be a Hollywood ending for Quibi. Let's go over some of the important lessons that investors can hopefully take away from all of this, helping them separate the darlings from the doomed in this now highly competitive streaming market."
     
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  2. JSOP

    JSOP

    Without reading the whole article, let me take a very wild guess: Too much competition??!!! And no niche??!!