FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for January 14, 2010
January 13, 2010
January 15, 2010
Transcript:
Peter: "Jasononbayhoo"?! You really think people are going to pay money for this stock?! You've got no profits! No customers! No tangible worth of any sort! I mean, what's the draw?? Jason: Hmm. Maybe I should rework the prospectus a little. Peter: "Jasonzonbayhooddotcom" Oh, much improved. Jason: Sheesh, Stop being so critical and think like an investor.
Back in the 1990’s when Bill wrote this, it made complete sense. “Dot Com’s” were all the rage and investment capitalists were literally throwing money at just about anything that had a “.com” address. And many businesses had long, ugly URLs. If you don’t remember this, go look at some of the e-mall news stories on your Pentium II, if you still have it…