Entrepreneurs jumpstart business on Web

1/3/2009 6:54 PM
By: Bonnie Gonzalez / News8 Austin

Jill Clark and Mandi DuPuy, owners of Two Green Moms.

Some of the Internet's biggest Web sites and most powerful companies were once nothing more than a few big dreams in a small garage or a bedroom. It's the garage-to-greatness approach and some local entrepreneurs are doing just that. They're turning their passions into profits in this sluggish economy.

Jill Clark and Mandi DuPuy know the advantage of running a business online.

"Especially in these economic times, it's a great opportunity to run an online business, compared to actually having a storefront," entrepreneur Clark said.

How to think like an entrepreneur in all areas of life

Profile: Socializr

AT PLAY Jonathan Abrams at Kate O’Briens bar in San Francisco. Working on his new social networking Web site leaves little time for the real thing, he says.
 
By GREGORY DICUM / NYTimes
Published: January 2, 2009

IN San Francisco, the ongoing financial crisis can sometimes seem little more than a rumor, especially at night. Restaurants are still packed, bars are hopping, parties remain remarkably free of long faces. It is in part thanks to Web 2.0 — the blockbuster field of online social networking — that much of San Francisco is partying on.

Jonathan Abrams, the serial entrepreneur who founded Friendster in 2002, and Socializr, a site devoted to optimizing users’ social calendars, last February, is in the thick of the scene.

Web startups focus on niches, aim for tipping point

Even the next Facebook has to start somewhere. Two new Boston-area startups are banking that “somewhere” will be a niche — preferably as well-defined as possible.

Arlington-based Tipjoy’s micropayment technology has the potential to change the way content is published and paid for all over the web, believes co-founder Ivan Kirigin, but for now the company is focused on providing  “online tip jars” on blogs, and taking a cut of the cash. Meanwhile, Boston-based The Compare Corp.’s CampusCompare.com looks to build an audience among high school students picking a college.

Best Indian Web Startups in 2008

List of best Indian web/ internet based startups in India that made a mark in Indian web arena in terms of quality and thus user base.

Large Scale Social Network

BigAdda.com has one of a first Indian based social networking portal after Google’s Orkut and has even manged to get large user base through excellent marketing strategies and brand i.e. Reliance. The portal is perpetually getting more user base even after months of its launch and one of a big reason being blog of Amitabh Bachachan on Bigadda.com.

Secrets of a $110 Million Man

There are no guarantees when it comes to running a business. But the best entrepreneurs I know follow these guidelines.

From: Inc. Magazine, October 2008 | By: Norm Brodsky

I've been an entrepreneur for almost 30 years now -- 29 years and two months, to be exact, but who's counting? -- and one thing I've learned is that there is no formula for success in business. Believe me, I wish there were. I would love to be able to give you a step-by-step guide to achieving your business goals. But I can't. That's because no challenge in business is identical to any other. Each is shaped by a multitude of factors that give it unique characteristics, and your response has to be tailored accordingly.