10 Medieval Startups That Made SOMEONE ELSE Rich

10 REAL medieval startups, and the people who got RICH from them. Spoiler: usually NOT the inventor. Gutenberg invented the printing press... and LOST it in court to the man who financed it. An abbot DEMOLISHED a windmill for stealing his customers. A genius patented a boat that SANK with its cargo. And one engineer pitched his cannon to BOTH sides of a war, and the side that couldn't pay LOST its capital. From eyeglasses and paper mills to insurance, factories and the first patents, this is how medieval innovation REALLY worked: who invested, who profited, and who walked away with nothing. Real chronicles. Real court records. Real merchant ledgers. No myths. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to MOSKTALES and follow the money through the Middle Ages. #MedievalHistory #Gutenberg #Inventions #Startups #Economics #MiddleAges #MOSKTALES