Dot-Coms and Dot-Bombs

• Webvan.com was an online grocery store that went bankrupt in 2001
• Webvan.com expanded too quickly and spent over $1 billion on warehouses and supplies before becoming profitable
• Pets.com spent too much money on advertising featuring a sock puppet and did not focus enough on their actual service of selling and delivering pet supplies
• Some dot-bombs focused too much on cutting-edge technology rather than user needs
• A fashion start-up had a difficult-to-navigate website that required a lot of bandwidth to operate
• Dot-coms refer to internet start-ups
• eBay, PayPal, YouTube, and Google are examples of successful dot-coms
• Dot-bombs refer to internet start-ups that failed
• Webvan.com, Pets.com, and the fashion start-up are examples of dot-bombs
• Dot-bombs made mistakes such as expanding too quickly, overspending on advertising, and focusing on technology over user needs.

Test your knowledge of dot-coms and dot-bombs with this quiz! Learn about the mistakes that led to the downfall of some internet start-ups, such as overspending on advertising or neglecting user needs. Discover successful examples like eBay, PayPal, YouTube, and Google. See if you can identify which companies are dot-coms and which are dot-bombs. Put your skills to the test and become an expert on the rise and fall of internet start-ups.