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The Great Internet Stock Correction of 1997, or 1999, or …

Feld Thoughts

” I remember a moment in time in 1997. At the end of June I went to Italy for a week vacation with my wife Amy and my parents. ” I scrambled to find a flight home from the middle of Italy, got to NY by Saturday mid-day, re-started the road show on Monday, and we were public by the end of the week.

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

5 – A Love Affair With Italy. I have a love affair with Italy. I was born there, lived there for the first ten years of my life and could probably spend hours talking about Italy and it’s cuisine. I am able to bring people to Italy and introduce them to this great country and all the food it has to offer.

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Don’t Take the Little Things for Granted

Both Sides of the Table

By the summer of 1995 I was living and working in Rome, Italy. In 1997/98 I spent months in Barcelona. Through hard work and persistence I got transferred to Europe. It’s a fun story how I got there but I’ll save that for another day. Il Bel Far Niente ! I think you see where this thing is heading.