Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters

The Dotcom Bubble (1x18)

Air date: Aug 16, 2018

The rise of the internet in the 1990s spawned companies that existed only online; had never earned a profit; had no rational business plan; and, yet, generated enormous enthusiasm in their initial stock offerings. Learn why the market ignored time-tested standards and suffered the inevitable crash. Focus on the role of intangible assets in the dotcom boom and its aftermath.