1.7: The Startup Wave

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The dot-com crash absolutely crushed the consumer Internet economy in 2000, launching a fit of soul-searching and rethinking foundational ideas about the relationships among customers, products, and companies. At the same time, new technologies like smartphones and cloud infrastructure were creating new markets and lowering starting costs. Layer in the "free money" of persistent low interest rates, and the stage was set for a generation-defining wave of startups.

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Intro and outro music by Jesse Spillane.