Why was Isambard brunel a bad buisiness man?

Answer 1

He wasn't a bad businessman. He had high ethical standards. He wasn't always successful in his ventures however, because of various factors. His projects were very large scale, highly innovative and in a time when the project management and costing methods of today had only just begun to be developed. Like high risk new ventures today, some worked, some didn't, and some ended up costing far more to complete than was foreseen, just like now. Brunel's biggest failing or strength depending on your point of view was his ability to persuade people to keep supporting his projects through to completion when others would have given up. Brunel lived the life of a gentrleman in Londo society, paid his debts, and his achievements still stand today as great examples. So hardly a bad businessman.