Steve Jobs, when unveiling the iPhone, ordered 4,000 coffees from Starbucks as a playful prank. But when a Tesla executive copied the idea by ordering 4,000 pies from a small bakery and canceled the mega order at the last minute, the bakery almost went bankrupt.
byIn a peculiar parallel that spans 17 years, two defining moments involving prank orders highlight the stark contrast between tech giants and small businesses….