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35The Net Revolution: "Get On Board or Get Out of the Way"

 You don't need too many fingers to count the traditional businesses that have moved onto the Net with any success.  Here's what various companies have done right—and wrong.  The big message: You haven't missed the boat—yet.

Spring 2000

Features

49 A Venture Capitalist's Complicated World
Silicon Valley is a web of interlocking boards. Just look at the dozens that can be linked to John Doerr.
   
55 Finding the Right CIO
You need a chief information officer to compete in the Internet world. At some companies, the job has become a fast track to the corner office—or the boardroom.
   
62 Web Dinosaurs
It’s going to be death by a million clicks for all kinds of businesses. But others can escape extinction if they act now. Here are some survival tips.
   
66 Will You Be Lawsuit Bait?
Internet boards are more vulnerable than others, thanks to volatile stock prices, big market caps, and inexperienced management. Here’s how to think about your insurance needs.
   
70 Dot-dumb Isn't Funny Anymore
“Never surfed the Web, never will” doesn’t fly so well these days. Here’s a crash course for Internet-challenged directors—16 websites that will help you get up-to-speed and do your job better.
   
74 Inside Cypress
Two successive boards—first the venture capitalists, then some of Silicon Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs and executives—helped Chief Executive T.J. Rodgers build a hot company. It’s been a passionate ride, as this exclusive story shows.