F'd Companies

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 </br> 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" </br> assuming your severance check can cover the cost.