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The Dot-Com Graveyard

A memorial to the crash-era giants that rose fast and vanished faster.

Webvan

1996-2001

Burned around $1.2B before collapse

Cause: Ran Out of Money

Pets.com

1998-2000

Super Bowl ad blitz, shutdown months later

Cause: Dot-Com Crash

Kozmo.com

1998-2001

Unsustainable free 1-hour delivery model

Cause: Ran Out of Money

Boo.com

1998-2000

Over $100M spent in under 2 years

Cause: Dot-Com Crash

eToys

1997-2001

High growth then bankruptcy in crash era

Cause: Dot-Com Crash

TheGlobe.com

1995-2008

Record IPO spike, long decline

Cause: Better Competitor Arrived