Mon, Jun 5, 2000
People who have recently launched websites in the hope that they will attain fame and fortune.
Tue, Jun 6, 2000
Three Internet businesses which have to keep growing to survive. A new British pets business finds a successful American dot com as a partner. An international travel site run by a 20-something cashes in on the trend for mobile Internet access. And a Yorkshire farmer's wife selling bras tries to profit without borrowing millions. Different businesses, all exposed to the same highs and lows of dot com life.
Wed, Jun 7, 2000
Three tales of how Britons succeed or fail at the epicentre of the dot com revolution reveal differences between the British and American ways of doing business. A London couple pitches an idea to a hundred potential investors. A British company finds an expat to set up its outpost in Silicon Valley. And a Brit who arrives with a rucksack now deals in hundreds of millions of dot coms.
Thu, Jun 8, 2000
Three companies put their users to work in attracting new customers to their sites. Family trees are a growth area for the Internet, as family historians share their information online. Email groups increase and multiply naturally, to the profit of the company that hosts them. And a new British music site gathers music of new bands to attract customers. Results propel the business towards the holy grail of the Internet - stock market flotation.