Most of
us are familiar with the success
stories of famous companies that exceeded the limits of ambition and
innovation, creating a better world for the present and future generations. In fact, these brands and their founders have
altered life as we know it and introduced new experiences, enhanced services,
and generally changed the way we do things—especially online.
If we go
beyond the stories of the world’s top internet brands, we’ll see a variety of
some interesting facts and anecdotes that will teach us alternative lessons to
achieve success in life: strive to be different, learn from your mistakes, and
champion creativity in everything you do.
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Amazon
One
perfect example is how the company’s founder Jeff Bezos started Amazon in his own
garage in 1994. He described his motivation as what he called, “regret
minimization framework”—to compensate for the mistake of not initially
participating in the Internet business boom way back. Trapped in the dilemma
between quitting his stable job and opening an online bookstore, he sure made
the right decision—and this time, without any regrets.
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Dropbox
Dropbox’s creation
was a product of an MIT student’s forgetfulness. According to its founder Drew Houston, he
was a typical absent-minded student who always have the trouble of forgetting
his USB memory drive and instead of just thinking of a simple solution of
setting up a reminder or making a to-do list, he envisioned something greater—a
cloud-based file sharing service—and millions of students and workers around
the world couldn’t be more grateful.
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Google
Larry Page
on the other hand was a brilliant and a not-so-forgetful Ph.D student who
managed to turn a student dissertation on the structure of the World Wide Web
and used his understanding of how web pages are linked to each other in a
remarkable way: by believing that there is something valuable about the nature
and the number of these links, he created a company that will soon amaze and
connect the world—Google.
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AirBnb
Airbnb—an
online marketplace for low-cost short-term lodging—was not founded by computer
geniuses, but by artists and designers who were struggling to afford the rent
for their loft apartment. To address their dilemma and with the sole intent of
just “making a few bucks,” Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia set up three air
mattresses in their living room and turned them into bed and breakfast. It
was a timely move as a major event in their hometown was expected to fill up
hotels quickly, forcing other guests to look for alternatives. Computer
scientist Nathan Blecharczyk saw the opportunity to make a sustainable business
out of the concept, and airbedandbreakfast.com (now airbnb.com) was soon launched.
A few years later, the online hospitality company has already amassed more than
three million listings providing accommodation to over 150 million customers worldwide.
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