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Exclusive eB4T Interview with Don DeMarco Thanx Don for the great interview! If you would like to talk to Don personally, you can email him at serverboo@aol.com 1. When [how] did you get interested in Business? The period in time when a person gets great influence is when you're a teenagers, because you've got a whole life ahead of you. That makes me think I better start now before it's too late. Then again, you always hear, "It's never too late for anything. " I got interested in business because of my ex-girlfriend's dream of being a CEO and the more she told me about it, the more I wanted to get involve to be in business. I still believe she is one of my greatest influence to be a young business man. 2. When [how] did you get interested in computers & the internet? I've got interested in computers a long time ago when I first used a computer. It was a Macintosh, it had only one color... Something like bright green. It was pretty annoying. I started taking a lot of computer classes in my middle school years. I wasn't really a fast typer, but I gotta admit... It was one of my favorite classes to take even though I'd already taken it three times already. As for the internet, I honestly had to say my friends got me into the internet because they keep yapping about it and I'll be asking all these dumb questions like, "Whats e-mail?" or "What's a dot com?" The only way to find out is to get yourself the internet. It may cost you a little bit, but it's DEFINATELY worth it. 3. How did you come up with the idea for an eCommerce business? I actually didn't, my old friends told me about these internet business that goes on this world and how people like me makes money and own their business. Oh, by the way, my friends are like 40-something accountants. My friend Mike got me very interested in the web business because he told me he knows this one kid like me making 100k and up just for doing some web service. He told me to get into that, but I never had the chance. Now I'm taking my chances in life just to make a couple of bucks. 4. What problems did you encounter along the way? How did you solve them? Problems is that I keep hearing we are too young and too inexperienced. But, hey, we ALL gotta start somewhere right? I've always thought building a business when you're like 30 years old or something. NO WAY!! I'm not going to way that long just to start something. Begin now, and look back at yourself 10 years later and thank yourself for being smart. I solved my problems them by keeping my head up and there's always bound to be good stuff laying around here. Maybe it's not there now but in the future there's will be for sure as long you u have the will power to succeed. 5. [How do you measure success?] Who or what helped you most to become successful? I measure success by how big your company gets or how much money you make. I really think my business teacher helped me a lot. He gave me a lot of stories of young entrepeneurs making it big in life. I still have 6 classes of his to go this year. I can't wait to listen again. I've always had the thought of my business law teacher saying my success in life and how I can influenced them very much. 6. How many people are involved in your company now? [What kind of people do you look for to work for/ with your company?] I look for people with a talent in what they do and the urge to be the best in our society. 7. What the best thing that has come from being a teen entrepreneur? Being a young entrepreneur means a lot of things, first of all not to be conceited or anything. But, you CAN brag to your friend that, "Yeah, I own a business and work with other companies." The other thing you should know is how successful people feel about their accomplishments. You get to be one of them. 8. What do you consider to be your biggest [most personally satisfying] accomplishment? Being a young teenager, I've had a chance to learn all how to use the cool programs that older people use. We can also learn the same amount or above an adult who does the same business as you. (That's your chance to show off your adult competitors!) 9. What is your advice to aspiring teen entrepreneurs? My best advice is never give up on what you love doing and let no one ever discourage you about how you will never be successful in life. 10. What are your plans for the future? I have many future plans, but way too many to list. One of my main plans is to get a lot of clients so they can pay for my one-floor office building I will rent ;) Thanx Don for the great interview! If you would like to talk to Don personally, you can email him at serverboo@aol.com . about us . thanx . contact . awards . guestbook . site map . Copyright (C) 1999 (email link outdated) |