TEN SUCCESSFUL ONLINE BUSINESSES BY GERARDO MUOZ ESQUIVEL

TEN SUCCESSFUL ONLINE BUSINESSES BY GERARDO MUÑOZ ESQUIVEL

Amazon • • Started as an online bookstore Founded on July 5, 1994, in Bellevue, WA 2012 revenue totaled $61 billion Stock price $663. 29

e. Bay • • Started with the idea of making “the perfect business. Founded on September 3, 1995, in Campbell, CA First item sold was a broken laser pointer for $14. 83 Stock price $29. 00

Threadless • Shirts and other clothes • Started on now defunct dreamless. org • Coined the term “crowd sourcing”, where a large group of people all fund one project.

Biz. Chair • Sells office, church, school, and medical furniture • Started by a 14 year old student with a $500 investment • Made a program to reduce emissions and is a leader in clean production of products

Digg • • Started as a news aggregator Name came from digging to find information Sold for a total of $16, 500, 000 $8. 5 million revenue

Voltage • Provides file and internet security • Over 130 big business partners • Won a competition to receive help from professionals

You. Tube • Wanted an easier way to share Thanksgiving videos of his family • Turned into an official business in 2005 • All creators of You. Tube were previously Pay. Pal workers

Fasthosts • Internet provider • Started by 17 year old Andrew Michael as an A level school project • Was hacked in 2007, which caused thousands of computers to shut down

Whateverlife • Started by Ashley Qualls to share her Myspace backgrounds • Is now a Millennial magazine • Popular in teanagers

Linked. In • • Started as a social media site Gains most of its revenue from selling information Over 400 million users $2. 21 billion revenue