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

Jumia Is Learning Its Lessons One Market at a Time

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Jumia is building pick-up stations in Nigeria to make its financial and e-commerce services a habit

Netflix Has Revolutions Disney Can’t Match

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

For Netflix, the success of Squid Game is more important than controversies over Dave Chappelle. The virtual production 1899 may prove more important to investors than either.

If China’s Tech Crackdown Has Peaked, DiDi Global Stock Is Now Cheap

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

DiDi Global now sells at par to next year's expected revenue. If it can get past China's tech crackdown, it's a cheap stock.

Microvision Investors Can Forget Self-Driving Cars for Now

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Microvision has no product revenue, just patent royalties that brought in less than $1 million in its most recent quarter. So why is it worth $1.5 billion?

Tellurian Is Charif Souki’s Last Dance With Natural Gas Exports

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

TELL stock has become a meme play as Tellurian seeks capital to build an LNG export terminal near Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Dutch Bros Is the Gen Z Starbucks Play

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Dutch Bros has a broader drinks menu than Starbucks and focuses on young people with its marketing.

Alibaba Is Too Big to Fail, but That Doesn’t Mean Its Stock is a Buy

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

BABA stock has been hit by China's technology crackdown, but Alibaba remains essential to China's economic hopes.

JMIA Stock: Jumia Technologies Isn’t What You May Think It Is

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Before you buy JMIA stock, be realistic about Jumia Technologies, which is mainly a Nigerian online merchant with big ambitions.

Uber Stock Looks Promising, But It Is a Coin-Flip Buy Ahead of Earnings

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Uber earned a profit during the last quarter and now makes more money moving goods than it does moving people.

Exxon Mobil’s Rearview Mirror Reflects Renewables Gaining Ground Fast

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

During the last oil boom companies pushed out debt that wasn't repaid. This time Exxon Mobil is prioritizing dividends.

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