The comparisons that the NYT Mag makes between the Dean campaign and the pre-millenial start-up frenzy is empty of the final chapter: the inevitable collapse.

As the NYT article reveals (not purposively) Dean's campaign is already beyond his control. In the analogy, he is the start-up CEO who can't take his hyper-growth seed idea to the next level. As long as free-money keeps pouring in to fund outlandish spending, he will thrive, as did the dot-coms. But we know it won't.