Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

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

Coupang Stock Has Risks Well Beyond Its Shaky Balance Sheet

Coupang is focused on growth ahead of profits, even of worker safety. It doesn't own its own cloud either, which is why the "Amazon of Korea" stock is down from its March IPO.

Novavax: Bronze Medal May Be Good Enough in COVID Race

Novavax has manufacturing problems, but its vaccine candidate seems to work well against COVID-19.

Be Patient with Nano Dimension as It Waits for the Pandemic to Pass

This name is poised for big moves, but it can't execute until its acquisition targets emerge from the pandemic. Be patient with NNDM stock.

Gamestop: The New Game Requires Patience to Play

Cohen has promised to make Gamestop into the Amazon gaming, but he's talking more about the store than the cloud.

Focus on Berkshire Hathaway Beyond Warren Buffett’s Investment Legacy

The heart of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is its insurance operations, which are applied mathematics and the most systemically important company in the world. That's what fuels BRK.B stock.