1. The DotCom Bubble of the 1990s in California saw rapid growth of Internet-based companies as stock prices soared. 2. Companies relied on strategies like "Get Big Fast" and the idea of harnessing network effects to grow quickly. 3. The bubble burst in 2001 after the September 11th attacks plunged the US into recession, and many venture-backed Internet companies failed while some like Google and Amazon survived.