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

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Stock Is in a Gold-Plated Doghouse

Wells Fargo (WFC) is up since its scandal, but depending on how the administration leans, WFC stock could go either way.

An Uber IPO Will Be a Down Round

Uber today looks like a mature company with a global footprint, yet its $69 billion valuation assumes spectacular growth will continue.

Dollar General Corp. (DG) Stock Is an All-Weather Buy

Dollar General (DG) surprised analysts with great Christmas earnings. DG stock is digesting the news Thursday, but this is bullish long-term.

Vivint Solar Inc (VSLR): Is This the End for Residential Solar?

Vivint Solar (VSLR) is on the wrong side of the solar energy trade. Its solar leasing model is stale, and so is VSLR stock.

Why Dollar General Corp. (DG) Stock Is Only Good When Things Are Bad

Dollar General earnings estimates are high, but DG stock tends to do better when times are tough. Here's what you need to know.