The majority of the statistical data used to support the article's thesis is from 2009. The effects of the financial crisis of 2008 obviously had a major impact on investment decisions and results. If we choose a different metric for how to measure the opportunities for entrepreneurs, real world economic potential, the ongoing growth trends of social networking services, new internet based businesses like Groupon, and the explosion of mobile device app markets demonstrate that tech sector investments still have massive upside potential.