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68th out of 110 books
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21 voters
Dot.Bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath
by
J. David Kuo
J. David Kuo had a ringside seat at one of the biggest busts of the Internet age. Value America (NASDAQ: VUSA) was supposed to revolutionize retailing by using the Internet -- no more retailers or distributors needed. Fred Smith, legendary founder of Federal Express, called it the best business model he'd ever seen and invested millions of dollars. In a few short years, th...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
February 1st 2003
by Back Bay Books
(first published 2001)
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Facinating book. It read like the Enron story in terms of the dilusional nature of those at the top. The failed leader/founder syndrome, in the world of dollars and cents, has an unmerciful way of destroying the founder. This book takes you on a journey beginning with the blind hysteria of becoming rich, followed by the brutal tumble back down to reality. Picture an individual coming down from crack.
By the way, I am going to try to withhold giving five stars to every book that I like a lot. I f...more
By the way, I am going to try to withhold giving five stars to every book that I like a lot. I f...more
Found it in an old bookstore, even though old is only related to the INTERNET fast change these days. Interesting to read book about a company that got lots of cash without great plan and even more interesting to see that the he power game of company is more important than those that control, but still people seems often focus more on their own power than prospect the of the company they created even if it ruined it
I love accounts of people who are deluding themselves and this is a perfect example. Really recreates the atmosphere of the doomed turn-of-the-century dot.com boom. My only problem with it is the constant mention of the author's height and ethnicity.
Aug 12, 2007
Mark Anthony Kasperowicz
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internerds
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remember the internet bubble? i made like $90 in PALM stock. then i lost it. then this book came out telling me how people made and lost a lot more than $90. i still want to start an internet company.
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