The Internet Entrepreneurs

It takes guts to lose money. Particularly when its $4 billion of other peoples money. That is roughly the sum the 13 internet entrepreneurs featured in this book lost in one year. It takes enormous bravery to keep on course when the business is hemorrhaging cash, your investors need constant reassuring, the workforce craves inspiration and venture capitalist demand nearly all your equity. You have to break a lot of rules. This is the group of foresighted and far-sighted entrepreneurs have taken risks to seize the high ground, and here is a rare opportunity to discover their strategies and ambitions at this crucial point in the evolution of a new world of business. Inside front flap: The internet has already revolutionized some industries - many others are set to go the same way. These entrepreneurs have been quick to take up the challenge, and the first to break the rules of business as usual. The people in this book represent the leading lights of the internet industry, and they will be the first to tackle the big questions of the new economy for entrepreneurs and investors alike. How sustainable are the new business models? How will old world competition respond? Will the web g