Fucked Company
Encyclopedia
Fucked Company was a website
created by Philip J. "Pud" Kaplan
as a "dot-com
dead pool
" which chronicled failing and troubled companies in its unique and abrasive style after the dot com bust in 2000. The web site also sold rumor listings to subscribers.
The site's name is a parody of Fast Company
, a magazine that began covering technology companies during the Internet dot-com boom.
As of August 2007, the site ceased posting new content. As of 2011, it has a message on the main page saying:
"Fuckedcompany is... fucked.
R.I.P. 2000-2007. If you're just now seeing this website for the first time, ask someone who was in the internet business during "round 1" to tell you all about it."
Website
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created by Philip J. "Pud" Kaplan
Philip J. Kaplan
Philip J. "Pud" Kaplan is an American entrepreneur and computer programmer who has founded several Internet companies.He created the Fucked Company website in May 2000 and wrote the corresponding book F'd Companies in 2002....
as a "dot-com
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
dead pool
Dead pool
A dead pool, also known as a death pool, death watch, dead cert or ghoul pool, is a game of prediction which involves guessing when someone will die. Sometimes it is a bet where money is involved...
" which chronicled failing and troubled companies in its unique and abrasive style after the dot com bust in 2000. The web site also sold rumor listings to subscribers.
The site's name is a parody of Fast Company
Fast Company (magazine)
Fast Company is a full-color business magazine that releases 10 issues per year and reports on topics including innovation, digital media, technology, change management, leadership, design, and social responsibility...
, a magazine that began covering technology companies during the Internet dot-com boom.
As of August 2007, the site ceased posting new content. As of 2011, it has a message on the main page saying:
"Fuckedcompany is... fucked.
R.I.P. 2000-2007. If you're just now seeing this website for the first time, ask someone who was in the internet business during "round 1" to tell you all about it."