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		coolandsmartrr on Sept 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are examples of companies dying due t... Looks like they were facing extinction in 1991 until now-CEO Bobby Kotick took over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Purchase_by_Bobby_K...

MrMember on Sept 15, 2022 [–]

>Kotick and additional investors bought Mediagenic for approximately $500,000 in 1991.

Wow,that's one hell of a successful investment.

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