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

Macy’s Stock Looks Like It’s Getting Better, but It’s Just Getting Worse Slower

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Market by Macy's is a mini-version of the department store, about the size of a T.J. Maxx, that Macy's hopes can lead to its reinvention.

Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Will Get Beyond the Memes as Revamp Takes Hold

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Losses in 2020 sent shorts rushing into Bed, Bath & Beyond stock, but they were chased out by small traders on Reddit. Now it's time to evaluate BBBY stock again on management's strength.

Are Ford Stock Investors Starting to Believe In A Connected EV Future?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ford downplayed its 2020 loss but highlighted its $29 billion commitment to move toward electrics and autonomous cars over the next five years, with help from Google.

PSTH: Want to Bet on Bill Ackman?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

PSTH stock is a vehicle for Bill Ackman's efforts to find an operating company worth buying. Hire a man to fish and he'll get all the fish.

Quantumscape: Short-Term Bets on a Long-Term Proposition

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

QS stock is a speculation play on its design for a fast-charging, long-life, solid-state electric vehicle battery.

Lordstown Motors Is Riding on Hopes with Biden and Ryan

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lordstown hopes political support and a big order book can have it producing electric trucks by this fall. But RIDE stock presents some risk.

Workhorse Group Is Betting on the Big Contract

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Workhorse Group has proven there's a big opportunity for electric vans, but it now faces competition from Detroit on its biggest deals.

Electrameccanica: Analysts Say ‘So Long’ to SOLO

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Electrameccanica came public in 2018, aiming to import three-wheeled commuter electrics from China. But they look more like pizza delivery vehicles to me.

People Are Waking up to GM Stock as a Solid Bet on an EV Future

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

General Motors' enormous debt now looks manageable, and Wall Street has decided its turn to electric cars can be achieved.

Beyond Meat and PepsiCo: A Match Made in Heaven?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

BYND stock looks overpriced after its joint venture announcement with PepsiCo, but Pepsi is thinking long-term and looks tasty.

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