- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster (21 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1416577939
- ISBN-13: 978-1416577935
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 910,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 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? F'd Companies 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. F'd Companies is required reading for everyone involved in the "new economy" -- assuming your severance check can cover the cost.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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As expected, Kaplan's approach to the venture capital-induced madness that subsumed the 'internet industry' is the same hilariously straightforward cynical analysis that gave his website instant cult status. I couldn't put the book down and laughed out loud at least once every two pages.
A work of literature it is not, but if you have any interest in the 'internet bubble' and always suspected that the whole thing was a massive joke, then this is a definite must-read.
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.....but it doesn't go very far. Perhaps fewer dot com examples of disasters with much more detail or a much longer book.
It was a bit like snacking on junk food all day, by the evening you have a desire for a decent meal or in the case of this book an overwhelming urge for more information.
Nonetheless an amusing read.
It was a bit like snacking on junk food all day, by the evening you have a desire for a decent meal or in the case of this book an overwhelming urge for more information.
Nonetheless an amusing read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A very funny book on the insanity of the so-called new economy. The author lists the various companies that were involved (and mostly ended up bust) with a short synopsis on what happened. A little short on detail but a bitingly funny read nonetheless. Definitely worth reading.
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A Classic
Sarcastic, Bitter, Rude , the writer is no Jane Austin, and this book aint no great work. yet i liked this book, he comes right to the point every time. Read more
Published on 23 April 2003 by "jms283"
Goodbye to all that
I was a victim of a dot.com crash, and so this book - and the website, which became less funny and more distressing as the weeks went by - isn't so much a hilarious romp as it is a... Read more
Published on 8 May 2002 by Mr. A. Pomeroy
Remedy for my dot-com blues!
This offline version of the website is a hilarious poke at the frantic pursuit of the online fools gold. Read more
Published on 11 April 2002 by "ketosis"
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