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Lessons From the Folly: Opening the March 10, 2000, Time Capsule

 

Usually, one doesn't open a time capsule after only one year. But given how much has changed since March 10, 2000, and how far we've fallen, it's worth revisiting -- to chart the hysteria, search for the warning signs and take away some lessons from the folly.

Eating Humble Tech Pie
Your Portfolio in the Balance: How to Wean Yourself Off Tech
Bubble Math and How to Avoid It Next Time
Lessons From the Folly: Opening the March 10, 2000, Time Capsule
Riding the Rambus Still Too Dear for Some
Learning How to Bottom-Fish, Part 1: Cash Flow
Learning How to Bottom-Fish, Part 2: Buying on the Cheap
A Year Later, Bankers Find the Well Is Dry
Poorer but No Wiser, Investors Remain Captivated by Tech
On the Level: When It Comes to Tech, Think Like the Big Boys and Beware

We all remember the cheerfully arrogant "greater fool" theory. Too bad the catchphrase now, especially in tech circles, is a reference to mass cult suicide -- yesterday's go-go investors and businesses talk about "drinking the Kool-aid," a ghoulish reference to Jim Jones and his followers in Guyana. ...

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