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What the Bubble Got Right

tippiedog — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:05:41 -0800

What the (Internet) Bubble Got Right Paul Graham has written a thought-provoking essay on the positive lessons we should have taken away from the Internet bubble of the late 90s.

owillis — Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:24:27 -0800

Is The Economy Broken? It was one thing when it was the tech/Internet sector - the bubble burst, but now the wave continues with the 2002 recovery seeming like wishful thinking. If it's not layoffs, companies are cutting their 401k plans. Argentina's crisis seems like it will have ripple effects as well. Then you have numbers saying people are confident, so are we getting tanked by jittery Wall Street-ers? Oh, there's also a war on.

betobeto — Sat, 04 Aug 2001 21:26:56 -0800

What ever happened to ultraprosperity? This 1999 article written on the middle of dotcom stocktopia may make you laugh, cry or keep scratching your head, at least. Now, where's the "ultraprosperity" we were promised when we need it the most - right now- us balancing in the verge of recession, burst bubbles and nonstop layoffs?

shauna — Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:51:15 -0800

7 Lessons Learned From The Dot-com Fallout -- "Some of these are so obvious it's almost too embarrassing to list them." Indeed.

shauna — Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:40:25 -0800

Is Tony Perkins a Prophet After His Time? ''For once,'' he asks, ''could you please say that Tony Perkins was fucking right about the Internet bubble?'' Uh, okay Tony, if it'll make you feel better ...

solistrato — Thu, 18 May 2000 06:45:46 -0800

Boo.com go bye bye! The oh-so-hip online fashion boutique burnt through $120 million in 6 months. Now it's gone. Is this one of the first casualties of the dot-com rush? Is this the beginning of a trend, or is this an isolated incident?