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Dot.con : How America Lost Its Mind and Money in the Internet Era
Book • 2002
In 'Dot.
Con,' John Cassidy provides a detailed and authoritative narrative of the Internet boom and bust.
The book explores the growth of the Internet from its military roots to its commercialization, and it delves into the speculative frenzy involving entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, and journalists.
Cassidy examines the roles of iconic figures such as Marc Andreessen, Jeff Bezos, Steve Case, and Alan Greenspan, and he places the events within a broader historical context, including technological utopianism and cultural exceptionalism.
The book is a panoramic account of human greed and gullibility during this tumultuous period in American history.
Con,' John Cassidy provides a detailed and authoritative narrative of the Internet boom and bust.
The book explores the growth of the Internet from its military roots to its commercialization, and it delves into the speculative frenzy involving entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, and journalists.
Cassidy examines the roles of iconic figures such as Marc Andreessen, Jeff Bezos, Steve Case, and Alan Greenspan, and he places the events within a broader historical context, including technological utopianism and cultural exceptionalism.
The book is a panoramic account of human greed and gullibility during this tumultuous period in American history.
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Marshall Kosloff as one of his favorite books, shaping his interest in the economic and market side of the internet.
Marshall Kosloff as one of his favorite books, shaping his interest in the economic and market side of the internet.
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