Name: 10位CEO的悽慘下場！輸到脫褲的下場是？ (Top 10 CEOs Who Lost Everything)
Uploaded: 2026-01-31T17:15:51.000Z
Duration: 12 min 51 s

Bankman Fried is now facing a dozen federal charges in Manhattan court related to the collapse of FTX and Alameda.

Bankman Fried 現在在曼哈頓法院面臨十幾項聯邦指控，這些指控與 FTX 和 Alameda 的倒閉有關。

And today we're counting down our picks for the business leaders whose empires imploded.

今天我們要來倒數我們精選的企業領袖，他們一手創立的帝國卻轟然倒塌。

Whether due to incompetence or outright fraud, these CEOs helped destroy the companies they once led and built.

無論是無能還是徹頭徹尾的詐欺，這些執行長都毀了他們曾經領導和建立的公司。

In 2009, he pleaded guilty to 11 criminal counts and received the maximum sentence, 150 years.

2009年，他承認了11項刑事指控，並被判處最高刑期150年。

In court, he insisted it was all his idea.

在法庭上，他堅持這一切都是他自己的主意。

他聲稱，他的家人對此一無所知。

Number 10, Trevor Milton, Nikola Corporation.

第十名，Trevor Milton，Nikola Corporation。

The company Nikola positioned itself as the next Tesla, promising a revolution in clean transportation.

Nikola 公司將自己定位為下一個 Tesla，承諾一場清潔交通的革命。

There's a lot of really good interest and a lot of good customers that are wanting the trucks.

有很多非常棒的興趣和很多很棒的客戶都想要這些卡車。

The hardest part we have right now is trying to figure out how to deliver them with the infrastructure going up.

我們現在最難的部分是，要弄清楚在基礎設施建置的同時，該如何交付它們。

At the same time, investors rushed in and the company's valuation exploded into the tens of billions almost overnight.

同時，投資人湧入，公司估值幾乎在一夜之間飆升到數百億。

But in 2020, allegations emerged that founder Trevor Milton had exaggerated or outright misrepresented Nikola's technology.

但在 2020 年，出現了創辦人 Trevor Milton 誇大或完全歪曲 Nikola 技術的指控。

All of this started initially with Hindenburg research saying, hey, look, a lot of the comments and the claims that were made by Trevor Milton and by Nikola regarding the ability of their semis to power themselves, videos that were shot, et cetera, that they, they're not accurate.

這一切最初都始於 Hindenburg research 表示，嘿，看看，Trevor Milton 和 Nikola 對於他們的半掛式卡車能否自行供電所做的許多評論和聲明，拍攝的影片等等，它們並不準確。

One Nikola promo video of a fully functional truck was later revealed to have been rolling downhill.

一段 Nikola 的宣傳影片，顯示一輛功能齊全的卡車，後來被揭露其實是在下坡滾動。

Federal prosecutors charged Milton with fraud and securities violations.

聯邦檢察官指控 Milton 詐欺和證券違規。

In 2022, he was convicted on multiple counts, bringing his time as the world's new tech CEO darling to an abrupt end.

2022 年，他被判多項罪名成立，結束了他作為全球新科技執行長寵兒的短暫時光。

Though he was later pardoned, Milton lost his company, his reputation and billions in investor value.

雖然他後來獲得赦免，但 Milton 失去了他的公司、他的聲譽以及數十億的投資者價值。

這是一份完整且無條件的赦免。

Means it's the highest pardon you can get in America.

這表示這是你在美國能獲得的最高等級的赦免。

It essentially says Trevor is innocent and the government was wrong, they were wrong to do it and it should have never happened.

這基本上等於說 Trevor 是無辜的，政府錯了，他們錯怪他了，這件事根本就不該發生。

Number nine, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Renault Alliance.

第九名，Carlos Ghosn，Nissan Renault Alliance。

Carlos Ghosn built a near mythic reputation in the automotive industry.

Carlos Ghosn 在汽車產業建立了近乎神話般的聲譽。

Carlos Ghosn was a businessman with a cult like following.

Carlos Ghosn 是一位擁有狂熱追隨者的企業家。

Credited with single handedly turning around the fortunes of several major companies.

他被認為是憑一己之力扭轉了幾家大公司的命運。

He was showered with awards, flattering profiles, and even appeared on a stamp.

他獲獎無數，媒體爭相報導，甚至還出現在郵票上。

When Nissan was near collapse, he turned the company around.

當 Nissan 瀕臨破產時，他扭轉了公司的命運。

The Nissan Renault alliance became a global powerhouse.

Nissan Renault Alliance 成為了全球巨頭。

Ghosn was an industry darling, celebrated in boardrooms across the world.

Ghosn 是業界寵兒，受到全球各大企業的讚揚。

Then in 2018, allegations of financial misconduct emerged.

接著在 2018 年，出現了關於他財務不當行為的指控。

Japanese prosecutors arrested Ghosn, accusing him of underreporting income and misusing company funds.

日本檢察官逮捕了 Ghosn，指控他少報所得並濫用公司資金。

He claims he's the victim of a conspiracy to oust him.

他聲稱自己是陰謀的受害者，目的是要將他趕下臺。

This is just cruel, and they're punishing us.

這太殘酷了，他們在懲罰我們。

These allegations are untrue and I should have never been arrested.

這些指控都是假的，我根本不該被逮捕。

He denied all wrongdoing, but was stripped of his roles and placed under strict bail conditions.

他否認所有不法行為，但被剝奪了職位，並受到嚴格的保釋條件限制。

In 2019, Ghosn stunned the world by fleeing Japan.

2019年，Ghosn 逃離日本，震驚了全世界。

Hidden inside a large equipment case, he resurfaced in Lebanon.

他藏身於一個大型設備箱內，隨後出現在黎巴嫩。

He remains there to this day, beyond the reach of Japanese extradition and far from the empire he once ruled.

直到今天，他都還在那裡，逃離了日本的引渡，也遠離了他曾經統治的帝國。

But now I was ready to be able to defend myself.

但現在我已經準備好能夠為自己辯護了。

I stayed practically one year without being able to open my mouth.

For a single glorious moment, John Foley couldn't lose.

有那麼一段輝煌的時光，John Foley 無往不利。

We think we've built an incredible company.

我們認為我們建立了一家很棒的公司。

The foundation is great, the economics are great, the business model is great, the team's great.

基礎很棒，經濟效益很棒，商業模式很棒，團隊也很棒。

我們覺得我們在這方面很特別。

Peloton became the pandemic status symbol, turning home workouts into a luxury brand.

Peloton 成為了疫情期間的身份象徵，將居家健身變成了一個奢華品牌。

As gyms shut down, demand exploded, the company's valuation soared, and Foley briefly became a tech billionaire.

隨著健身房關閉，需求爆炸性增長，公司估值飆升，Foley 短暫成為科技億萬富翁。

As the world reopened, sales collapsed and losses mounted.

隨著世界重新開放，銷量暴跌，虧損也節節攀升。

Failures in Peloton's expanded product line drew intense scrutiny.

Peloton 擴展的產品線出現的失敗，引發了嚴格的審查。

When we brought the Tread and the tread plus product to market, it met every existing safety standard in Europe and the US we made sure that they were safe products.

當我們將 Tread 和 Tread Plus 產品推向市場時，它們符合我們確保它們是安全產品的歐洲和美國現有所有安全標準。

When used properly, they're incredibly safe products.

正確使用時，它們是非常安全的產品。

After a child died in a treadmill accident, the company recalled its tread machines.

在一名兒童因跑步機事故喪生後，公司召回了其 Tread 跑步機。

In 2022, Foley was pushed out as CEO as Peloton's stock cratered by.

2022 年，Foley 被迫卸下執行長職位，Peloton 的股價暴跌。

By 2024, he had lost nearly all of his money.

到了 2024 年，他幾乎賠光了所有積蓄。

Today, Foley has moved on to a smaller venture in home decor, a quiet comedown from the empire he once built.

如今，Foley 已經轉向一個較小的家居裝飾領域，這與他曾經建立的帝國相比，可謂是悄然落幕。

I love working with small teams and building stuff, especially consumer brands, which we're doing here at Ernesto.

我喜歡跟小團隊一起工作，打造東西，特別是消費品牌，這也是我們在 Ernesto 所做的。

Adam Newman may have been an office space CEO, but he sold America on a vision.

Adam Newman 雖然曾是辦公空間的執行長，但他賣給美國人的是一個願景。

Promise, community, purpose, Purpose and a new way to work.

承諾、社群、目標，目標和一種新的工作方式。

If you want to start thinking forward, you really have to think really far away.

如果你想開始往前思考，你真的得想得非常長遠。

At its peak WeWork was valued at nearly $47 billion.

WeWork 全盛時期市值接近 470 億美元。

Neumann, meanwhile, lived like a tech messiah, surrounded by his strange cult of personality.

同時，Neumann 則過著科技救世主的樣貌，身邊圍繞著他獨特的個人崇拜。

Financial filings revealed massive losses, questionable self dealing, and a CEO exerting near total control.

財務報表揭露了巨額虧損、可疑的利益輸送，以及一位幾乎擁有絕對權力的執行長。

In 2019, WeWork's shaky fundamentals were exposed.

到了 2019 年，WeWork 不穩的基礎被揭開了。

We ripped off everybody at the end, all the employees.

我們最後坑了所有人，所有員工。

And on the other end of it, obviously, he's.

He's not only taking all this money, he's spending a lot of money, he's spending it all.

他不只拿走所有這些錢，他還花了很多錢，他把錢都花光了。

And left the employees who worked with him along the way high and dry.

並且讓一路走來的員工們血本無歸。

Newman was forced out, walking away with a lucrative exit package as the company unraveled.

紐曼被迫離開，在公司瓦解時，帶著優渥的離職方案走人。

WeWork later filed for bankruptcy, but Neumann didn't disappear.

WeWork 後來申請破產，但紐曼並沒有消失。

Backed by venture capital, he returned with Flo, once again selling a big idea, just on a smaller stage.

在創投基金的支持下，他帶著 Flo 回來了，再次販售一個宏大的構想，只是規模小了點。

I am the kind of person that actually learns more from their mistakes than from their successes.

我是那種從錯誤中學習比從成功中學習更多的人。

So all the great things we did in the past, we're going to do again.

所以我們過去做過的所有偉大事情，我們都會再次做到。

Number six, Allen Stanford, Stanford Financial Group.

第六名，艾倫·史丹佛，史丹佛金融集團。

Allen Stanford built an empire on the promise of absolute fiscal security.

艾倫·史丹佛建立了一個帝國，承諾絕對的財政安全。

Through Stanford Financial Group, he marketed high yield certificates of deposit as safe, exclusive investments.

透過史丹佛金融集團，他將高收益的定期存單當作安全、獨家的投資來推銷。

And they told us that despite it not being regulated by US authorities, that they had higher reserve margins than any US Bank.

他們告訴我們，儘管不受美國當局監管，但他們的準備金比任何美國銀行都高。

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