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These dotcom startups look just like some of today's hottest tech companies - and here's what happened to them

Maya KosoffMay 27, 2015, 02:06 IST

The tech bubble of the late 90s produced a number of flash-in-the-pan internet companies that raised millions - often in public offerings - only to flame out a year or two later.

There are surprising similarities between some of today's hottest tech companies and those dot-com predecessors.

Was the first generation too early? Or are today's companies heading for a similar fate?