What Bubble? The Consumer Internet Innovation Boom Has Barely Begun

On Aug. 9, 1995, a 16-month old “Web browser” company named Netscape, founded by a 23-year old Illinois programmer, went public. In much the same way that Netscape’s IPO became regarded as the starter pistol for the tech boom years that followed, some now reference Facebook’s 2005 institutional round as the unofficial start of the current consumer internet revival.