{"product_id":"fd-companies-spectacular-dot-com-flameouts-9781416577935","title":"F'd Companies: Spectacular Dot-Com Flameouts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Philip J. Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: E-Commerce - General (see also Computers - Electronic Commer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot long ago, the world was awash with venture capital in search of the next Yahoo! or Amazon.com. No product, no experience, no technology, no business plan -- no problem. You could still get $40 million from investors to start up your dot-com. And you could get people to work around the clock for stock options and the promise of millions. Then, around April 2000, it all came crashing down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmart investors, esteemed analysts, and the business press found themselves asking: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho knew people wouldn't rush out to trade in their U.S. dollars for a virtual currency called Flooz? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho knew people wouldn't blow all their Flooz on a used car from the guys at iMotors.com? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd who needed a used car from iMotors.com when they could just sit at home and have 40-lb. bags of dog food delivered to them by a sock puppet?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eF'd Companies\u003c\/i\u003e captures the waste, greed, and human stupidity of more than 100 dot-com companies. Written in Philip J. Kaplan's popular, cynical style, these profiles are filled with colorful anecdotes, factoids, and information unavailable anywhere else. Together they form a gleeful encyclopedia of how not to run a business. They also capture a truly remarkable period of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eF'd Companies\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for everyone involved in the \"new economy\" -- assuming your severance check can cover the cost.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410640363671,"sku":"9781416577935","price":1259.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781416577935.webp?v=1767672611","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fd-companies-spectacular-dot-com-flameouts-9781416577935","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}