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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Scorched by the dot-com bust, investors — venture capital and angel — abandoned early-stage investing with the swiftness of a fair-weather Falcons fan. Startups with no revenue — and often no product — were seen as not worth the hassle.
Fifteen years is a long time. Memories of imploding portfolio companies are being washed away by valuations frothier than Dom Perignon. Billion-dollar exits for capital-light Web startups (think Instagramand Whatsapp) have investors bellying back to the bar.
