Internet bubble
Nineties speculation frenzy
The Internet bubble, also called the dot-com bubble, was a period of speculative frenzy in the late 1990s when stock prices of Internet-related companies soared far beyond their actual value.
Investors poured money into any company with ".com" in its name, regardless of profitability.
The bubble burst in 2000, wiping out trillions in market value.
We lost everything we'd invested during the Internet bubble.
Bay Area tech corridor
- startupsNewly launched businesses
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- information superhighwayGlobal digital communication network
webmaster · HTML · portal · bandwidth · broadband · AOL · Yahoo · Amazon
Startup growth financing
- angel investorsPrivate early-stage business backers
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- funding roundsStartup capital-raising phases
valuation · market capitalization · stock options · equity · bull market · day trading · speculation · burn rate
Appraising too highly
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- irrational exuberanceUnjustified collective market optimism
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
overhyped · unsustainable · tulip mania · market correction · pump and dump
Sudden violent impact
- bustFailure or sculpture
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- downturnEconomic decline period
bankruptcy · layoffs · liquidation · bear market · market correction · writeoff · failure · shutdown
Silicon Valley
Bay Area tech corridor
- startupsNewly launched businesses
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
information superhighway · webmaster · HTML · portal · bandwidth · broadband · AOL · Yahoo · Amazon · dial-up
venture capital
Startup growth financing
- angel investorsPrivate early-stage business backers
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- IPOFirst public stock offering
funding rounds · valuation · market capitalization · stock options · equity · bull market · day trading · speculation · burn rate · cash flow
overvaluation
Appraising too highly
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- irrational exuberanceUnjustified collective market optimism
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
frenzy · overhyped · unsustainable · tulip mania · market correction · pump and dump
crash
Sudden violent impact
downturn · bankruptcy · layoffs · liquidation · bear market · market correction · writeoff · failure · shutdown · pink slips
Internet bubbledot-com bust
Internet stock market collapse
dot-com crash · bear market · recession · market correction · market crash
Internet bubblehousing bubble
Unsustainable property price surge
real estate bubble · housing crisis · subprime mortgage crisis · tulip mania · banking crisis
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