Authors

John David Wiedemer, PhD, created the rigorous economic analysis on which this book is based. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also an avid inventor with thirteen domestic and international patents on information technologies.

Robert A. Wiedemer brings to the team the real world business and investment knowledge that comes from founding a NASDAQ listed information services company, and is currently president of a business valuation firm that was selected as the primary business valuation advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Small Business Investment Company division (the largest fund of venture capital funds in the world).

Award-winning writer Cindy Spitzer, contributor to the Washington Post, Newsweek on Campus, the original Chicken Soup for the Soul, and more than 40 other publications and books, has made America’s Bubble Economy engaging and accessible for those of us without degrees in economics.

Eric Janszen brings to the team the knowledge and experience of one of the nation’s leading financial bubble experts, having written extensively on the Internet bubble and developed the popular Web site, iTulip.com, which has won praise from the New York Times, BusinessWeek, National Public Radio, and CNBC. He has been CEO of two venture backed companies and Managing Director of Osborn Capital from 1998 to 2001. The firm experienced seven positive liquidity events out of 20 investments, including two acquisitions by Cisco, one by Microsoft, Nortel and EMC, and two IPOs.