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The Forecast is here. Get a sneak peek at our new member exclusive newsletter. [Quartz]( [will the tech boom ever end?]( Alex Citrin-Safadi Today, we’re excited to provide you a preview of a new membership email–The Forecast. As part of the [new series]( of member exclusive emails, every Monday we’ll be taking a short, sharp look forward at an emerging industry, technology, or trend. And this week, we're looking into the tech boom. You can unlock this email, all of our latest offerings, and more by becoming a [Quartz member today at 40% off](. Seasons change, politicians come and go, the economy waxes and wanes, but the amount of money pouring into tech startups just keeps going up. The tech economy has grown steadily since the mid-2000s, barely pausing to register the financial crisis. Last year, tech shrugged off coronavirus, too. There are now more than [750 unicorns]( around the world, and 2021 is on pace to be the [biggest year for venture capital funding ever](. Analysts have been periodically warning of a new tech bubble for two decades now. But it’s only a bubble if it bursts. Triumphalists in Silicon Valley see no reason for tech’s progress to slow: It’s a truism now that [software is eating the world](, and so, the thinking goes, the need for what tech companies are selling just keeps growing. As long as that’s true, why would startup funding go down? Yet bubble talk is alive and well. In July, the Financial Times ran a [column]( warning of “echoes” between today’s tech market and dotcom mania. CNBC ran one headlined [“This feels like 1999.”]( So who’s right? Will tech’s fortunes continue to rise, or are they due to fall back down to earth? Want to keep reading? [Take 40% off Quartz membership]( and unlock to read: - Charting the rise of VC Investment - The supply and demand of VC funding post-Great Recession - A prediction from crowd forecasting platform, Foretell [Join today with 40% off]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [external-link]( Enjoying this email? Forward it to a friend! They can [click here]( to sign up. If you’re looking to unsubscribe, [click here](. Quartz | 675 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Fl | New York, NY 10011 | United States Copyright © 2021 Quartz, All rights reserved.