Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Technology, Biotech, Renewable energy

Education: M.S,J. Northwestern (Medill School) 1978; B.A. Rice University, History and Political Science 1977

Awards & Accomplishments: Tech reporter since 1982, Freelance since 1983, on Internet since 1985. Created first online coverage of Internet with a magazine, Interactive Age, 1994 Co-wrote BBS Systems for Business in 1991, Wrote Guide to Field Computing in 1992 Wrote technology history now called "Living with Moore's Law" in 2001, 2010, 2021 Author of over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction

About Dana:
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial journalist since 1978, a technology journalist since 1982, and an Internet journalist since 1985. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.

He has written a half-dozen technology books, several novels available at the Amazon Kindle store, and covered beats ranging from education to e-commerce, and from open source to renewable energy. He lives in Atlanta.

Recent Articles

Why Nvidia Stock Is Ridiculously Expensive Again

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia is back to being ridiculously expensive as it moves to inshore production and dominate the world of AI. Nothing goes to the Moon and stays there, but NVDA stock is worth a high valuation based on its efforts in AI and ending the chip shortage.

Crowdstrike: The Right Niche for Our Time

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Crowdstrike stock was hammered by the latest tech wreck, but is rising on the threats posed by Russia's invasion on Ukraine.

Apple’s Time Is Now, But it Won’t Always Be

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

This is a technology age, and Apple dominates technology. It will take a generation before that lead is threatened. AAPL stock still has growth drivers, and enormous margins on services.

Remain Cautious of Shopify Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shopify continues to innovate for its small merchants, but it is now in the e-commerce big leagues. It has become a battleground stock. Its price is down by half since its peak, but there are reasons to remain cautious.

Dogs Win, Investors Lose With Zomedica

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Zomedica said last year that Truforma would revolutionize veterinary care with radio waves. Now it would rather talk about PulseVet, which it bought in October

EVGo Stock Should Remain in a Holding Pattern, For at Least the Next Two Years

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

EVGo hopes to have 3,000 charging stalls by the end of the year, as it waits for the American electric car market to develop.

Peabody Energy: War Turns BTU Stock Hot

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Coal producer Peabody Energy is highly sensitive to price swings, making BTU stock the perfect meme stock for 2022.

Exela Technologies: The Downside of the Meme Business

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Exela was engineered by Apollo Capital Management around a transaction processor called BancTec, which is slowly shrinking and continuing to lose money.

SoFi Technologies: Patience, Grasshopper

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors buy good companies when they're out of favor and wait for the market to turn. SoFi is a good company.

Buying Norwegian Cruise Lines Stock Is Still a Game For Speculators

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Norwegian Cruise Lines stock could come roaring back if peace breaks out and Covid-19 recedes. Speculators have been winning on NCLH stock ever since the pandemic bottomed, and their hopes are higher than ever.

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