Small Website Owner

When you were in college, were start-ups the main career path that most of your undergrad friends aspired to (regardless of whether they actually do it after graduation)? Seems like the trendy option for recent grads/20-somethings.

Asked by Daddy Long Dreds over 11 years ago

Although startups are gaining quite a bit of attention, especially by the younger crowd, there were not many students pursing them at my school--most were directed to premed, law...careers. Actually, I was premed as well throughout college... unfortunately, they worked you hard enough that you hardly had time for other passions.

Did Facebook's IPO affect your web-entrepreneur outlook, for better or worse?

Asked by Stonesy O. over 11 years ago

Facebook's IPO really didn't have much of an impact on me or my web entrepreneur outlook. However, it does underscore the fickle and often precarious nature of web based companies. As a web entrepreneur you have to be perfectly comfortable, or wholly enjoy, instability. Although I am not sure of facebook's future directions, never before the existence of web based companies has the rise and fall been so quick. Is is a truly a rapid and ever changing industry that requires constant evolution.

Have you ever outsourced your site development overseas? Were you satisfied with the results?

Asked by meghan over 11 years ago

Did your college career services department encourage entrepreneurship? Or were they more focused on getting students into more traditional jobs?

Asked by J Lee PhD about 11 years ago