"Cheer Up! The worst is yet
to come!" Philander Chase Johnson
The End of
Dot-Com (New)
Watch out, he warned, before Nasdaq's mid-March plunge,
for a shakeout among Internet startups.
Internet
Investors Sober up (New)
The honeymoon between investors and high-growth technology
and internet stocks is over. Welcome to the real world.
When
Success on the Web is a Bad Thing (New)
Retailers and analysts agree that the next 6 to 12 months
will be crucial.
Shakeout
Time Has Arrived for the Dot-Coms (New)
Has judgement day really arrived?
Market
Swings Change Rules for Start-ups (New)
As tech stocks continue a steep month-long decline, companies
are increasingly facing a tough audience of investors when raising capital.
Stocks'
Slide May Spark a Dot-Com Shakeout (New)
On Silicon Valley's Sand Hill Road, the Wall Street of
the venture capital industry, there is no panic.
Mood Swing (New)
If you've got a terrific e-commerce idea, you may be
too late. Venture capitalists are no longer dumping money blindly into
these things.
Suddenly
for Web Companies, Profitability Matters (New)
Wall Street is starting to reward those that make money
-- and punish those that don't
VCs
Keep Close Eye on Market Dynamics (New)
These are the times that try investors' souls, but will
venture capitalists ride it out, rein in spending or rethink strategies?
One More Crack
at Online M&A (New)
Cbex.com wants to jump-start the stagnant business of
online mergers and acquisitions. Now, if only Wall Street would come around.
For Start-Up
Workers It May Be Worry.com- New York (New)
The recent tumble in technology stocks hasn't just unnerved
investors -- it has made some employees in the thick of the dot-com whirlwind
look warily over their shoulders.
Dark
Side of the IPO Frenzy (New)
Some high-tech businesses exploit market buzz, cost investors
millions
Why
Pre-IPO Startups Consider Selling Out (New)
"We may see a phenomenon of fewer IPOs and more exit
strategies. But that is characteristic of markets as they mature."
Back From The
Brink (New)
With headlines declaring instant riches for 20-something
entrepreneurs and the hype machine pumping up mega IPOs, it's easy to forget
that the majority of startups fail.
April 2000: Boom
Or Bust? (New)
The New Economy hasn't just changed business. It has
fundamentally altered our views of wealth, innovation, and how far is up.
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