Pets.com
A famous dot-com bubble company that failed.
Every podcast mention of Pets.com in one pod.
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Videos Mentioning Pets.com
Elad Gil Shares Advice from the High Growth Handbook, a Guide to Scaling Startups
Y Combinator
A widely derided dot-com bubble company that questioned the logic of shipping pet food online, later resurrected as Chewy.
Julia Hartz at Female Founders Conference 2014
Y Combinator
A cautionary tale of a dot-com bubble disaster, represented by a puppet on their desk, serving as a reminder for Eventbrite to remain frugal and lean.
Diane Greene at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
A dot-com era company that, along with others like Webvan and Toys.com, created a cautious market environment for new startups.
Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 1
Naval
A famous dot-com bubble company that failed.
The AI Architect: Bret Taylor
Latent Space
A prominent dot-com era company that famously went bust, used as an example of risky dot-com era jobs.
Social Media Is Dead
GaryVee
An infamous example of a dot-com bubble company that had high valuation but zero sales, ultimately failing.
It’s Already Happening: The AI Bubble No One’s Ready For
Tom Bilyeu
A company that underwent rapid failure during the dot-com bubble, serving as a cautionary tale for speculative investments.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s $56B Plan to Take Over eBay
All-In Podcast
Referenced as a cautionary tale in the online retail space during the period when Chewy was being built.
This Number Is Higher Than It Was Before The 1929 Crash — We Had To React
Tom Bilyeu
A prominent failure from the dot-com bubble, used as an example of a company that went bankrupt due to unsustainable business models.
Everything Is the AI Bet: You Won’t Believe How Much Vanishes If It All Breaks
Tom Bilyeu
A defunct dot-com era company mentioned as an example of an investment that went to zero, diluting returns.