Dot-Com Bubble Analysis

Historical examination of the late 1990s internet investment frenzy, including failed ventures like pets.com and webvan, used as a framework for understanding modern technology valuation cycles.

4 episodes

If You're Not Making Money, You're Not Worth Money: 1,000 Valuations | Gregg Ficery, Ep 51

If You're Not Making Money, You're Not Worth Money: 1,000 Valuations | Gregg Ficery, Ep 51

Gregg Ficery, founder of Integgra Advisory Services, discusses his 15-year career in business valuation, explaining when companies need valuations (fundraising, 409A compliance, M&A, litigation), how to maximize company value, and current trends in venture capital and AI investment. He shares his journey from dot-com survivor to Silicon Valley Bank to independent consultant, plus his side project: a book documenting pre-NFL professional football history.

A Trauma Surgeon and Entrepreneur on Healthcare, AI and What's Next | Niral Shah, Ep 44

A Trauma Surgeon and Entrepreneur on Healthcare, AI and What's Next | Niral Shah, Ep 44

Niral Shah, a trauma surgeon and serial entrepreneur, discusses his journey from starting a search engine startup during the dot-com boom to returning to medicine and now investing in healthcare innovation. He shares lessons from shutting down his first company responsibly, explains why healthcare represents 18-21% of US GDP with poor outcomes, and identifies opportunities in AI-driven biotech, disintermediation of healthcare delivery, and multiomic drug discovery targeting aging as a treatable condition.

Rewriting the Rules: Growth, AI, Community, and the Meaning of Wealth | Virginie Glaenzer, Ep 35

Rewriting the Rules: Growth, AI, Community, and the Meaning of Wealth | Virginie Glaenzer, Ep 35

Virginia Glaenzer, fractional CMO and author, shares her journey from moving to Silicon Valley in 1998 with four suitcases to building tech companies during the dot-com era. She discusses how AI is reshaping work, why communities should be built into brand DNA rather than added as tactics, and introduces her 'economy of abundance' framework that challenges scarcity-based business models by asking 'how much is enough?'

Mastering Marketing Evolution in the Digital Age | Lewis Goldman, Ep 02

Mastering Marketing Evolution in the Digital Age | Lewis Goldman, Ep 02

Lewis Goldman, a growth marketer at TechCXO, discusses his career evolution from advertising psychology to digital transformation leadership at major companies like CNBC, Citigroup, and MetLife. He shares lessons from the dot-com era, explains modern marketing channel dynamics between Google and Meta, and describes how AI is reshaping both targeting capabilities and content authenticity in digital marketing.

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