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One Guy Figured Out How To Make Millions In 8 Months

In today’s startup culture, companies could be sold for billions of dollars without making any revenue. Then there are companies like ViralNova, whose founder and sole partner Scott DeLong has found a way to make millions with his media startup within eight months from launch. This is a feat that many young entrepreneurs can only dream of for their companies. For those that don’t know, ViralNova.com is a media company that curates compelling content from all over the internet. Traffic to the site is driven through social media by using “click-baity” headlines to attract readers. Some of these headlines include: “People Explore Abandoned Buildings All The Time. But What This Guy Found… OMG.” “This Pug Was Born Without Eyes. That’s What Makes What He Does Even More Unbelievable.” “I Would’ve Never Believed What This Guy Did Was Real… Til I Saw How He Did It. Mind-Blowing.” According to Business Insider , DeLong’s site drew in 100 million visitors last month. The ...

David Karp Founder of Tumblr Success Story

Bloggers around the world would agree that Tumblr is the coolest blogging platform in the best that exist. But know about the man (or the boy?) who created it all and you’d say that the site isn’t quite as cool as the founder himself. Meet David Karp, the 28 year old founder of Tumblr. By the way, Karp found the site when he was a 20 year old kid, a time when most teenagers would still be struggling with their petty teenage issues.Sometime back, David sold Tumblr to Yahoo for a $1.1 billion and continues to act as a CEO of the company. For creating a beautiful blogging world with 225 million users all by himself at a very young age, David Karp was named