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: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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In 2000, the introduction of the internet was driving a dot-com boom throughout the region.
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Shawna Chen, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The problem with that kind of analysis, which is really meant for venture capital investors and peaked before the dot-com bubble, is that there were too many companies that fit or almost fit the bill.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The company went public in 1984, and soared to a valuation of over $28 billion during the dot-com bubble of 2000.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Riding the dot-com wave, the company went public in 1998, and by 2000, its market cap soared past $24 billion.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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Shawna Chen, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The problem with that kind of analysis, which is really meant for venture capital investors and peaked before the dot-com bubble, is that there were too many companies that fit or almost fit the bill.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The company went public in 1984, and soared to a valuation of over $28 billion during the dot-com bubble of 2000.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Riding the dot-com wave, the company went public in 1998, and by 2000, its market cap soared past $24 billion.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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