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.
posted by tippiedog on Sep 29, 2004 - 10 comments

Study: One in five start-ups dot-bombed "Nearly one in five start-ups backed with venture capital at the peak of the Internet boom went out of business before first-stage investors could sell their shares, costing them billions of dollars, according to a study released Thursday". Does 20% seem like too small a number to anybody else?
posted by SandeepKrishnamurthy on Sep 20, 2002 - 13 comments

Am I fucked or not? In the best MeFi tradition of flogging a dead meme and reveling in schadenfreude, it's a "hot or not" for rating the viability of dot-coms.
(Link courtesy of the real /usr/bin/girl via PCJM)
posted by anildash on Feb 22, 2001 - 6 comments

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 ...
posted by shauna on Feb 9, 2001 - 1 comment