The Business Of Fear

from the be-afraid,-but-open-your-wallets dept

It’s been a year and a half since the September 11th tragedy, but the number of companies that have been building their business based on “security” from terrorism is growing quickly, and venture capitalist are swarming to use their funds for fear. Some new venture capital funds are being formed solely with the purpose of funding security startups, while other, bigger name venture capital firms are suddenly much more interested in security firms than they were in the past.


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