The Internet Bubble : Inside the Overvalued World of High-Tech Stocks--- And What You Need to Know to Avoid the Coming Shakeout
Author: Anthony B. Perkins, Michael C. Perkins
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ISBN: 0066640008
Publisher: HarperBusiness (01 November, 1999)
Sales Rank: 4,672
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Internet Bubble
In this book the Perkins tell us that the party is about over. They state flatly that, "If you own any of these companies (133 publicly traded Internet firms) it's time to sell". The book is a comprehensive analysis of how we got to the present state of affairs by looking at the history and the financial structure of the Internet marketplace. I read the book in two sittings over the weekend because after the first few pages I didn't want to miss the markets opening bell on Monday. The book is simply, scary. When business models, like Amazon's fail to demonstrate a way to ever be profitable it is time to worry.They don't deny the glory of Silicon Valley, but they lay out a compelling case that the pumped up valuations are not sustainable and are about to go south big time. The book reads like a movie but feels like a slap up side the head. As the companies tank we at Buck's will be accepting stock certificates to repaper the rest rooms, so drop them by if you would.
Jamis MacNiven Buck's of Woodside
Rating: 5 out of 5
Please read carefully before you invest¿.
If you're looking for a book that will give you a good bird's eye view of the kind of investing currently going on in .com land, as well as a historical overview of past (mostly technology) bubbles, this one fits the bill. Better yet, if you're at Buck's restaurant in Silicon Valley, waiting for that venture capitalist you're trying to pitch on your latest business plan, you can pick up a copy and start reading right there! The Internet Bubble is a handy compendium of the history of previous technology bubbles, and the roles venture capitalists, investment bankers, and institutional investors -- as well as over-eager entrepreneurs - played in them, and anecdotes (some new, some already known) about the similar funding frenzy of today's .com stocks. It's meant as a caution to individual investors, and explains how they tend to end up holding the hot potato when companies are sent to the public markets too soon (as even some of the venture capitalists who fund those companies admit). Useful knowledge for any individual investor in .com stocks to have....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Great Book!
I read this book over 2 years ago and am glad I did! This saved me plenty of $$$$. Similar Products
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