Re-evaluating the dot com revolution

The dot com era has been unfairly associated with the collapse of new Internet businesses and dramatic stock market losses. In fact, entrepreneurship in the years from 1995 to 2001 in Silicon Valley and elsewhere laid the foundations for the online world we live in today - and the huge economic power of the tech giants.
Charles Miller sets the record straight with a careful analysis of what made the dot com era possible and an examination of the colourful experience of entrepreneurs who, whether they ultimately succeeded or failed in their own business, devoted their energy and creativity to exploring the new capabilities of the consumer Internet.