Dot.com to Dot.bomb is all about the internet bubble created in the 90s through all of the hype of online businesses. So many companies were created with the intention of doing their business online. Some of these big companies were represented by dinosaurs racing, as they were slow and struggled to adapt to changes. We saw an explosion in the value of these companies and the people who started them, but they were all in the bubble. Programmers wanted to be payed huge money due to their demand. People went from millionaires to broke as soon as it burst. Programmers were suddenly not in demand, and had no where to work.
Shadrach White started his company CloudPWR back in 2011, and as the name implies it is focused on creating cloud-based solutions. His story about how he got involved creating solutions for the government was an interesting one, and a good lesson in spotting potential opportunities to create and sell a solution to a problem. He got to talking with someone working for the government and discovered that they had to compare proposals related to the legalization of marijuana in Washington. The issue was the time crunch. With only 10 days it would be impossible to get through them all and compare them with the slow way that they were doing it. Shadrach quickly created a small web-based solution for them, using free resources such as Google forms to complete the solution that would aid in rapidly getting through the proposals. By spotting a problem and creating a solution literally overnight, he not only made some quick money but got his foot in the door providing solutions to the governme...
Eric Hanberg had a slightly different story to tell compared to many of our other speakers so far. He has had success writing books, in particular for people that are running small non-profit organizations. He himself ran one and decided to make a guide for others to follow. He explained how he took advantage of Amazon and the internet in general to sell his work without having to go through a traditional publisher. Selling his books through Amazon takes care of that. To bring in customers, he pays for online advertising regularly which has worked out quite well for him. He also discovered through this that his book often sold in small bunches, usually a copy for every member on the board of a non-profit. So he saw that as an opportunity to write another book with that idea in mind, tailoring to what they would be looking for. His wife has also found success in working for herself, I believe doing graphic design commissions if my memory is correct. He also showed us a fantastic quote...
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