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251: Lessons from the Dot-Com era for today's AI Hype
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:35:20
Publish Date: 2025-04-23 05:00:00
Description:

Is today's AI hype cycle just dot-com boom 2.0?

In this episode, host Sophia Matveeva talks with David G. Ewing, who lived through the original tech bubble (literally in a closet in Palo Alto!) about the striking parallels between then and now.

Listen to learn lessons from dot-com history to navigate today's AI boom.

 

Listen to learn:
  • Why the "more things change, the more they stay the same" when it comes to tech hype cycles
  • The surprising success factor that determined which dot-com companies survived (and what it means for AI)
  • A powerful career strategy that helps you thrive amid tech disruption
  • Why measuring AI's impact requires looking beyond traditional ROI metrics

 

For the transcript, go to: https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/251-lessons-from-the-dot-com-era-for-today-s-ai-hype

 

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

01:00 The Wild West of Tech: Lessons from the Dot-Com Era

10:02 Navigating the AI Hype

19:53 Building Infrastructure for Success in AI

29:45 The Hydra vs. Phoenix Analogy

  About Our Guest

David G. Ewing is the founder of Content Lion, a next-generation AI centralisation and enterprise content management system. He brings decades of technology experience and a pragmatic approach to digital transformation.

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