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F'd Companies Spectacular Dot-Com Flameouts

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ISBN-10: 1416577939

ISBN-13: 9781416577935

Edition: N/A

Authors: Philip J. Kaplan

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Not 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. Smart investors, esteemed analysts, and the business press found themselves asking: Who knew people wouldn't rush out to trade in their U.S. dollars for a virtual currency called Flooz? Who knew people wouldn't blow all their Flooz on a used car from the guys at iMotors.com? And who needed a used…    
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Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 9/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

In May 2000, having nothing better to do with his Memorial Day weekend,Philip J. Kaplancreated Fuckedcompany.com to track the layoffs, the bankruptcies, and the generally bad behavior of dot-com companies. The site became an immediate success and has grown into one of the most well-read news sources on the Web, attracting more than 4 million visitors a month. Fuckedcompany.com was named "Site of the Year" byRolling Stone, Time,andYahoo!,among others. Kaplan is also the president of PK Interactive, an e-commerce solutions firm. He lives in New York City and can be seen playing drums in smoky heavy metal clubs around town.

Introduction
TOUGH SHIPPets.com
Webvan
Kozmo.com
Furniture.com
Solutions in search of a problemeRegister.com
iHarvest.com
Third Voice
Wwwrrr.com
eMarker
Colo.com
Impresse
CalendarCentral.com
PopularPower.com
CapacityWeb.com
Refer.com
Iam.com
Mercata.com
BizBuyer.com
FooDoo.com
If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, it Probably Is
Fandom.com
FunBug.com
Vitessa.com
OnlineChoice.com
eFanShop.com
eLetter.com
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Messy Endings
SwapIt.com
FreeRide.com
ThemeStream.com
ExchangePath.com
CashWars.com
LogicTier
MySpace.com
CyberRebate.com
Desktop.com
Quit While You're Ahead
Liquor.com
HeavenlyDoor.com
BuildNet.com
Zap.com
Wingspan Bank
Meals.com
Music.com
Express.com
Work.com
ToysRUs.com
Finance.com
Balducci.com
DailyRadar.com
Ahead of Their Time? or Just Stupid?
Z.com
Wapit.com
MVP.com
GlobalMedia.com
MyBiz.com
Rx.com
Broadband Office
Hitplay Media
LipStream.com
Promptu
NetMorf
Urban Cool Network
MusicMaker.com
AntEye.com
Xuma.com
Content Was King
Rivals.com
ContentVille.com
Next50.com
Hookt.com
LocalBusiness.com
eTown.com
IUMA.com
Voter.com
The Industry Standard
Everything That Can Be Digital, Will Be -- But Shouldn't Be
Wine.com
Eppraisals.com
Art.com
CharitableWay.com
BeautyJungle.com
iMotors.com
Ingredients.com
Zoza.com
Micro Niche
Process Tree.com
Send.com
Bidland.com
eHobbies.com
OfficeClick.com
PlanetRX.com
Party Like It's 1999
Urban Box Office
CarClub.com
eToys.com
CollegeHire.com
MarchFirst
Give it Away Nowe
Circles.com
TheGlobe.com
eVoice.com
BitLocker.com
SixDegrees.com
Zelerate
FreeWorks.com
B2C2B2McD'sZing.com
GreatEntertaining.com
Multitude.com
Bid.com
$100 Shopping Spree if You Read This Chapter!
Sticky Networks
Save.com
CyberGold.com
Dash.com
ePod.com
AllAdvantage.com
Portals to Nowhere
Go.com
QuePasa.com
Scape.com
HeadLight.com
If it Ain't Broke, Fix It
Financial Printer.com
eLaw.com
Foodline.com
MetalSpectrum.com
Comro.com
HomeBytes.com
Zoho.com
I've no Fucking Clue
Digiscents
Flooz.com
Mr. Swap
E Villa
PaperFly.com
Modo
Empori.com
Arzoo.com
PNV.com
Xigo.com
XFL
CampSix
Comedy World
iExchange.com
ShoppingList.com
ePods
ClickABid.com
QuestionExchange.com
Sources
Acknowledgments
Company Index