fatalisk's comments

What's really interesting here is that companies are reporting awesome earnings[1], yet they're still resting on their laurels when it comes to hiring.

And, I think everyone is outraged when it comes to what's going on in Washington right now.

[1] http://www.cnbc.com/id/18038403/

That's not true. My understanding was that the dot-com bubble was primarily a result of naive investment in technology. My point was that investors today are way more sophisticated when it comes to tech, therefore, they won't be blindly betting on every internet or mobile company. Venture Hack's Naval Ravikant describes the bifurcation of the funding situation in technology, where there is a long-tail of companies investors don't view as remarkable and so don't invest. Remember, those dot-bombs were pretty much worthless from the start in terms of the value they provided, and they had enormous nonsensical valuations. There was no such thing as determining product-market fit or customer development before product development, or even a blogosphere of information related to this kind of investment. Both investors and entrepreneurs are more prepared and more knowledgable today than they were in 1999. So I don't think the same kind of devastating burst is very likely.

Another benefit is that in the morning your body has the highest level of testosterone, which helps in muscle growth and you could have a protein drink for breakfast. Yeah, I can see the being snapped out of flow issue to be a big one.

What they really need are some hardcore dead lifts and squats thrown in there with some post-workout protein shakes.

"This time is different" because people have learned a lot from the first bubble. For the most part, investors are people who really understand the economics of technology, the economics of the deal and the mistakes of the past. I think there is a long way to go before any major burst. Granted with the amount of hype in the market and massive over-subscriptions (i.e. greed) there's bound to be a correction at some point. But, I don't think it will be as bad as before.

I think they do need this amount of money in order to stay competitive with the big guys Google and Facebook. They could be more easily outbid in acquisitions if they weren't competitive with capital.