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The Million Dollar Homepage is a website where advertisers could buy ad space for $1 per pixel on a 1000 x 1000 pixel grid.  The site stormed up a media frenzy both in England and here in the US generating over $1,000,000 in 5 months for one entrepreneur named Alex Tew.  At the age of only 21, Alex proved he was a marketing genius with his new take on classic advertising. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Alex Tew in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Ning is a web platform that allows users to create their own social networks similar to Facebook.  It has grown much in popularity since its launch in 2004 by a particular serial entrepreneur.  In a time when social networking is easily one of the most popular uses of people’s time when surfing the web, it’s no surprise to see outside the box businesses like Ning take off.  For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Marc Andreessen in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Mashable is a successful social media focused blog, which has obtained great success in just a few number of years.  Anyone into the internet tech scene more than likely knows about Mashable and the content they’ve been serving up since 2005.  While the site now employs a staff of 15, it was all started by one person.  For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Pete Cashmore in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

ProBlogger is a popular blog that offers daily tips and information on running your own successful blog or website.   While this is the primary blog this entrepreneur is known for, he actually has many more than that.   What started out as a simple hobby quickly transformed into a major success for one entrepreneur who found career success through his blog. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Darren Rowse in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Broadcast.com is a successful web radio company that is now owned by Yahoo! as part of their social entertainment services on their website.  Broadcast.com was really the first business to capitalize on internet radio, which made the success of one entrepreneur all the more grand in the end for him.   For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Todd Wagner in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Slashdot.com is a technology news site where users submit related content that is then either approved for public view or denied by system administrators.  What started out as a simple hobby blog quickly transformed into a cash  generating machine for one entrepreneur who found career success through this website.   For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Rob Malda in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Jeri Ellsworth isn’t a name many entrepreneur enthusiasts may know of the top of their heads, but she is a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word with quite a strong following.  Not only is she a computer circuit wiz-kid developing game systems that can fit in the controller alone, but she is also a very savvy small business owner as you will soon find out. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Jeri Ellsworth in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how she did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Happy Monday to you!  Here we are at the start of the week, but also at the end of this three part post series on entrepreneurship characteristics! Last week I wrote a second article on some of the more important characteristics an entrepreneur should aim to develop if they don’t already have them.  Today, we conclude that conversation on entrepreneurship characteristics by looking at the last five major characteristics any entrepreneur should be striving for.  Not only are these final 5 crucial to entrepreneurs, but also anyone who operates in the business world be it big or small business.
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Fark.com is a social community website where users submit interesting news links and comment on them.  What started as a simple news link sharing website has turned into a multimillion dollar grossing site for on entrepreneur.  Not only does Fark gross millions each year now, but it was actually the first reported blog style site to break the one million dollars a year marker.  For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Drew Curtis in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Welcome to part II of this three part post series! Last week I wrote an article on some of the important characteristics an entrepreneur should aim to develop if they don’t already have them. I received a few emails asking if there were any other entrepreneurship characteristics they should be looking to achieve, which inspired me to turn my post from last week into a three part series on the topic. Today, we continue that conversation on finding your own entrepreneurship characteristics as we look at five additional equally important ones.
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