> Well, " Wired " magazine is
> arguing that the "new economy" is
> coming back.... The "recession"
> we're in is a shallow one, and we're back on
> the way to prosperity.

I agree.

> I don't expect we'll see the ridiculously
> high valuations which we saw before - people
> will be a bit more sensible. But I do think
> there will be growth....
> - Dien Rice

I've developed business websites for a number of people over the years. Before the dot com "crash" SOME people were literally throwing money at me. "Here," the would say, "put this up on the web for me. I need to make some money."

I get paid to do as I'm told -- not to question customers on how they think their idea is going to make them any money. Many of them could care less what I thought, and I'm not a marketing "guru" so there wasn't any need for anyone to listen to me.

The dot com crash brought reality "home." Many of these customers ran out of money and closed their shops. I know I certainly felt the "pinch" because the amount I was making dwindled away to the point where I actually had to go get a "job."

Eventually things picked back up. I can honestly say that business is much better then it ever was before. But there is a new breed of "entrepreneur" and these "mutant entrepreneurs" are much better prepared, have done their homework, and are willing to ask questions and learn. These people are NOT throwing careless dollars around, and they're learning to think and plan before they take action.

Best Regards,
Steve MacLellan




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