Dot-com bust timeline: funding winter in three acts

A 4-beat faceless video outline for “Dot-com bust timeline: funding winter in three acts” in the Economic crashes explained niche, derived from caption timing of 2 reference videos.

Angles

• Three-act timeline from boom explainers: easy capital → vanity metrics → funding winter
• Compare-to-today only with labeled differences (AI chatter references exist — keep disciplined)
• What actually went to zero vs what survived
• Lessons as checklists, not prophecy

Beat-by-beat structure

1. Hook (0:00–0:30): pet-supply sites with rocket valuations.
2. Act I–III (0:30–5:00): IPO mania, cracks, winter.
3. Survivors vs zeros (5:00–6:00).
4. Checklist + recap; not investment advice. Original narration only.

Reference videos

• How '90s Internet Destroyed the Economy | The "Dot-Com" Bubble FtqZbfdtUAQ
• AI Bubble vs Dot Com Crash. History is REPEATING zWJ-g5u9Rqs

Method

yt-dlp VTT captions (manual/uploader only) → timed beat heuristics → editorial topic synthesis (no ASR). Structure only; write original narration.