John Friar Executive Professor of Entrepreneurship j.friar@neu.edu 617.373.4784 Expertise management of innovation, marketing strategy, radical innovations, startups, technology strategy John Friar for Northeastern Global News 3Qs: Tech sector ‘bubble-ing’ over? 3Qs: Tech sector ‘bubble-ing’ over? The leading social-media news site, Mashable, recently released an infographic comparing the successes and failures of new new-venture companies today to those in the dot-com era of the late 1990s and early- 2000s, begging the question, “Are we in a tech bubble?” John Friar, an executive professor of entrepreneurship at Northeastern and an expert in technology strategy for start-up companies, explains what it means to be in a tech bubble, if the world is in fact in one, and how start-ups can avoid the worst fall-out from a bursting bubble. University celebrates 50 years of educating future entrepreneurs University celebrates 50 years of educating future entrepreneurs The year 2008 marked the 50th anniversary of entrepreneurship education at Northeastern. Over the half-century—highlighted by innovative partnerships, interdisciplinary programs and world-class faculty—generations of students have gained prominence as founders of businesses, venture capitalists and leaders of economic development and growth. “Northeastern has done a superb job of teaching and creating programs and activities on […]