The document discusses the DotCom Bubble that occurred in California in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Venture capitalists saw record growth as dot-com stock prices rose rapidly. Many internet companies became overvalued as speculators anticipated further price increases. When the bubble burst in 2001, share prices fell dramatically and many dot-com companies failed. While some large companies like Amazon and Google survived, the bursting of the bubble triggered an economic recession.