5. In 2001, a Tokyo-based stock trader accidentally sold 610,000 shares at six yen when he was supposed to sell six shares for 610,000 yen. This cost his company US$100 million.
6. Excite, one of the most recognized brands on the internet in the 1990s, was offered an opportunity to buy Google for $1 million because Sergey Brin and Larry Page wanted to focus on their studies. In 2001, Excite filed for bankruptcy and was bought by Ask Jeeves.
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