%0 Journal Article %A Martin Pichinson %T Weathering the Perfect Storm %D 2002 %R 10.3905/jpe.2002.320017 %J The Journal of Private Equity %P 10-14 %V 5 %N 4 %X Recently we've seen many of the dot-coms that came out of nowhere fold, and the telecom industry is now going through a serious shakeout. The entire corporate field may change significantly over the next five to eight years. A discussion of these changes and what can be done about them is provided, along with a detailed case study of a software company. %U https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/iijpriveq/5/4/10.full.pdf