The limits of fame
For as many celebrity business success stories exist, there’s also a long list of disasters.
Ryan Reynolds is estimated to have made $300-plus million after the sale of Mint Mobile to T-Mobile for up to $1.35 billion in 2023, according to The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner sold a controlling stake in her cosmetics line for $600 million to Coty in 2020, per Forbes.
On the other hand, Pharrell Williams’s collaboration with Diageo to sell Qream liqueur went south, Kevin Hart’s chain of vegan fast food restaurants, Hart House, was shut down after just two years, and YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, ended up suing the food company that produced the MrBeast Burger.
Many more examples can be named, but the point is there are limits to fame. A well-known brand can only get you so far. For durable, long-term success, entrepreneurs and investors need to look deeper than the brand.
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Investors should probably set aside name recognition and focus on the underlying business.
Jensen Huang, Reed Hastings and Jeff Bezos were completely unknown when they launched Nvidia, Netflix and Amazon, respectively. However, the stunning success of their ventures has helped them and millions of early investors build wealth.
The launch of new products or services could also shift the trajectory of a business. Google’s recent launch of Gemini gives it a foothold in the emerging artificial intelligence industry, while the RayBan Meta Smart Glasses and Meta Quest 3 give Meta a hardware platform to expand its offerings.
Investors looking to make long-term bets should focus on the potential success or failure of new products and services rather than the celebrities or star power attached to any new ventures.
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