# How to spot a pyramid scheme

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Stacie Bosley
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stacie_bosley_how_to_spot_a_pyramid_scheme)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 2004, a nutrition company offered a life-changing opportunity to earn a full-time income for part-time work. There were only two steps to get started: purchase a $500 kit and recruit two more members. By 2013, the company was making $200 million. There was just one problem -- the vast majority of members earned less than they paid in. Stacie Bosley explains what a pyramid scheme is and how to spot one. \[Directed by Wooden Plane Productions, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Matthew Reid\].

## Lectures

1. [How to spot a pyramid scheme](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stacie_bosley_how_to_spot_a_pyramid_scheme/dbaf5a90aa32), 5 min (TED's player)