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6 cases of burned-out projects, which have invested tens of millions of dollars
Big business - it's a big risk in another way. You take an idea that can "shoot" and looks utterly perspective, investing in it and a lot of money ... And there - as lucky. The site publishes a selection of start-ups, it is not justified on the money invested, nor nadezhd.1. E-mobility - Hybrid domestic avtomobil
According to the developers, industrial production machines was planned at the beginning of 2015, with the estimated value of the vehicle, depending on configuration, ranging from 450 to 490 thousand. Rubles.
Investments in the project amounted to more than 250 million euros. All were released 4 copies of the car, one car was donated by Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Launched model (E-Crossback EV) was not a five-door and three-door body with original appearance, the power plant was not a hybrid, and electric. 7 April 2014 the project was closed.
2. The national search engine "Sputnik"
It is a Russian national public search engine and Internet portal, created by the company "Rostelecom" and launched May 22, 2014.
Amount of money spent on the development of the search engine, is approximately $ 60 million. In the first days of use of the site the number of jumps from the pages of Russians Search companion to other resources amounted to about 5 million. By September 2014 the audience was reduced to 16, 6 thousand. People. Today, according to statistics LiveInternet, a month on the site comes to less than 1 000 people.
3. Two-wheeled transport Segway
The budget of the project amounted to about $ 125 million. Segway was supposed to be environmentally friendly alternative to cars and change the transport system as a whole. Despite the outstanding technologies developed for segveya, the device proved to be something of a cross between the movement of the car and walk on foot, but with this feature for a long time copes cheap and easy bicycle. Currently Segway was not the main means of transport of people and hateful exotic, which can be rented near the holiday park.
September 27, 2010 62-year-old millionaire Jimi Heselden, owner of Segway, was killed while walking on a Segway. He lost control and fell off a cliff into the river Wharf (United Kingdom).
4. YotaPhone
This LTE-compatible smartphone Russian company «Yota Devices», released in December 2013. The device is equipped with a dual-screen function independently. The first screen - a traditional LCD, the second screen - the display of electronic ink technology. In December 2014 came the next version of the phone - YotaPhone 2.
Investments in the project amounted to more than $ 50 million. During the first month of sales managed to sell 600 copies at retail. Currently, the more you can buy a smart phone, but the volume of its sales of special joy to investors do not deliver. The situation did not save even the advertising of these gadgets the first persons of the state.
5. Service Blippy
This is a service through which, users can share their purchases with other map.
Investments in the project amounted to $ 13 million, but it was closed, as it turned out that people are not buying so interesting to captivate the attention of the public. In addition, people are afraid to trust the company passwords from their cards.
6. Motor Company «Marussia Motors»
This Russian automobile company, which produced sports cars under the brand Marussia. Founded in 2007, Russian actor, showman and racing driver Nikolay Fomenko, together with the entrepreneur Efim Ostrovsky. In April 2014 the company declared itself bankrupt, and all the property was sold.
In this project it was to invest about 100 million euros. But the concept developed by the team Marussia, turned out to be unviable, and launch it into production and failed.
The project was not the only supercar. In February 2014 the government announced that it will allocate 3, 6 billion rubles to build a car for the first persons of the state in the framework of the "motorcade". The money is planned to distribute in the 2014-2016 biennium. Project developers - Marussia Motors and the US Federal State Unitary Enterprise.
via fishki.net/auto/1636178-progorevshie-startapy-v-kotorye-vlozhili-desjatki-millionov-dollarov.html
According to the developers, industrial production machines was planned at the beginning of 2015, with the estimated value of the vehicle, depending on configuration, ranging from 450 to 490 thousand. Rubles.
Investments in the project amounted to more than 250 million euros. All were released 4 copies of the car, one car was donated by Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Launched model (E-Crossback EV) was not a five-door and three-door body with original appearance, the power plant was not a hybrid, and electric. 7 April 2014 the project was closed.
2. The national search engine "Sputnik"
It is a Russian national public search engine and Internet portal, created by the company "Rostelecom" and launched May 22, 2014.
Amount of money spent on the development of the search engine, is approximately $ 60 million. In the first days of use of the site the number of jumps from the pages of Russians Search companion to other resources amounted to about 5 million. By September 2014 the audience was reduced to 16, 6 thousand. People. Today, according to statistics LiveInternet, a month on the site comes to less than 1 000 people.
3. Two-wheeled transport Segway
The budget of the project amounted to about $ 125 million. Segway was supposed to be environmentally friendly alternative to cars and change the transport system as a whole. Despite the outstanding technologies developed for segveya, the device proved to be something of a cross between the movement of the car and walk on foot, but with this feature for a long time copes cheap and easy bicycle. Currently Segway was not the main means of transport of people and hateful exotic, which can be rented near the holiday park.
September 27, 2010 62-year-old millionaire Jimi Heselden, owner of Segway, was killed while walking on a Segway. He lost control and fell off a cliff into the river Wharf (United Kingdom).
4. YotaPhone
This LTE-compatible smartphone Russian company «Yota Devices», released in December 2013. The device is equipped with a dual-screen function independently. The first screen - a traditional LCD, the second screen - the display of electronic ink technology. In December 2014 came the next version of the phone - YotaPhone 2.
Investments in the project amounted to more than $ 50 million. During the first month of sales managed to sell 600 copies at retail. Currently, the more you can buy a smart phone, but the volume of its sales of special joy to investors do not deliver. The situation did not save even the advertising of these gadgets the first persons of the state.
5. Service Blippy
This is a service through which, users can share their purchases with other map.
Investments in the project amounted to $ 13 million, but it was closed, as it turned out that people are not buying so interesting to captivate the attention of the public. In addition, people are afraid to trust the company passwords from their cards.
6. Motor Company «Marussia Motors»
This Russian automobile company, which produced sports cars under the brand Marussia. Founded in 2007, Russian actor, showman and racing driver Nikolay Fomenko, together with the entrepreneur Efim Ostrovsky. In April 2014 the company declared itself bankrupt, and all the property was sold.
In this project it was to invest about 100 million euros. But the concept developed by the team Marussia, turned out to be unviable, and launch it into production and failed.
The project was not the only supercar. In February 2014 the government announced that it will allocate 3, 6 billion rubles to build a car for the first persons of the state in the framework of the "motorcade". The money is planned to distribute in the 2014-2016 biennium. Project developers - Marussia Motors and the US Federal State Unitary Enterprise.
via fishki.net/auto/1636178-progorevshie-startapy-v-kotorye-vlozhili-desjatki-millionov-dollarov.html
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