I was around during 1999 and the three key differences are: 1. The audience for the web was very small, in fact most homes were still using dial up in 1999 sin

I was around during 1999 and the three key differences are: 1. The audience for the web was very small, in fact most homes were still using dial up in 1999 since cable modems hadn't even taken off yet 2. Launching a startup took quite a great deal of money in 1999, today it's a mere fraction of what it use to cost 3. The economy in 1999 was pretty damn amazing, but the negative side of this is that there was a great deal of dumb money floating around