[akula]

BusinessWeek has a great article.

http://www.businessweek.com/technolo...osition=link19

Matt Pauker and Rishi Kacker graduated from high school in 1999 and had their sights set on one place: Stanford University. The Internet bubble was in full swing. Startups dotted the Stanford campus, while venture capitalists threw millions at anyone with a new Internet idea. And Pauker and Kacker were ready to dive into the action (see BW Online, 10/28/05, "The Startup Bug Strikes Earlier").

Only problem: They were a few years too late. Soon after they started school, the bubble burst, and Silicon Valley VCs reverted to safe companies with defensible technology. More damning for the young Turks, the VCs wanted gray hairs, or so-called serial entrepreneurs who had run companies before and delivered solid returns.

TAKE NOTICE. But like other would-be startup artists on campuses around the country, the two Stanford engineering students managed to find a way, and their company, Voltage Securities, now boasts 75 employees, 130 business customers, and big-name investors.

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[mxer210]

thats a nice article! a good inspiration for a young businessman like me

[Sleek Media]

Heh, articles like that really piss me off. I think: "Grr, why havn't I done that yet? I'm not about to let some other lucky chump pass me up!" And then I feel like I have enough energy to fight the world! And I usually end up with at least one good lead or idea as a result.

Joe

[akula]

Originally Posted by Sleek Media

Heh, articles like that really piss me off. I think: "Grr, why havn't I done that yet? I'm not about to let some other lucky chump pass me up!" And then I feel like I have enough energy to fight the world! And I usually end up with at least one good lead or idea as a result.

Joe

ager I sense, young jedi

dark side it is