November 11 1999 presentation of:
"Dot-Com" Companies:
Playing by a Different Set of Rules?
Moderator
Jann Kelso, Senior Vice President, Darwin's Beagle.com, Inc.
Panelists
Jonathan Barsade, Intellectual Property Attorney, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer,
& Feld, LLP
Travis Bittner, Vice President, Satama Interactive USA
W. Allen Greenly, President & CEO, NewText Systems, Inc.
William O.Hunt, Chairman of the Board, Internet America, Inc. and Chairman, IntelliCall
Inc.
Alan Moore, Principal, Red Oak Capital; and Co-Founder and former CFO, Fossil
Carl Sutherland, Chairman, President & CEO, Corprasoft, Inc.
Panel Overview
Are Internet companies rewriting the established rules of business--or
not? Are companies with an "e", an "i" or a "dot-com" given
an exponentially higher valuation--by virtue of their names?
Almost overnight, many dot-com companies have gone public with bottom lines in
the red, and valuations based on unorthodox financial ratios. These impressive market
capitalizations have both inspired investors and created questions of validity.
The MIT Enterprise Forum at UT Dallas will look at these issues on November 11.
Our distinguished panelists will share their qualified perspectives and first-hand
experiences from start-up to post-IPO. The many myths that have developed about
dot-com companies will be discussed. Scenarios for the future of enterprises who
routinely create paper billionaires will be offered.
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