Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Thanks for putting all of the New Economy into perspective (“What We Learned in the New Economy,” March). It was such a rush for those of us in it that it’s kind of hard to remember what exactly happened and in what order. I especially appreciate the timeline and “Where Are They Now?”
It’s easy to get so caught up in our drive to reach places that we forget to stop and reflect on where we’ve been and what we did, and then learn from it. As my father’s father’s father used to say, “Those that don’t make mistakes don’t make anything.”
Clynton Taylor
President and founder
Gestalt
Burlingame, California
I thoroughly enjoyed your cover story. The interviews and articles were refreshing in their remarkable candor. However, the title of the feature perpetuates the greatest myth of all: that of a new economy. As other prominent contributors have pointed out, the foundation is the same, although the economy has changed in a revolutionary fashion. It amuses me to see the phrase always appearing capitalized, as if it is a deity or perhaps a proper name, such as Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny–neither of which exist, either.
