Working Lunch

paul · May 8, 2006

Just heard on Working Lunch that tomorrow they've got some guy talking about his domain name business.

Might be worth a look

Could be a good chance for some self promotion admin http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/1500282.stm

Paul

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retired member 1 · May 8, 2006

Does anyone have the ability to record in a digital format?

paul · May 8, 2006

you can watch it online here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/4685732.stm not sure how long before they put it up there. They haven't got todays programme there yet.

Paul

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retired member 1 · May 8, 2006

Thanks Paul!

chs · May 8, 2006

paul said:
Just heard on Working Lunch that tomorrow they've got some guy talking about his domain name business.

Might be worth a look

Could be a good chance for some self promotion admin http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/1500282.stm

Thanks for letting us know... Do you know who is on?

paul · May 8, 2006

Ldn said:
Thanks for letting us know... Do you know who is on?

All they said was 'on tomorrows programme we have a student talking about his domain name business'

Paul

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retired member 1 · May 8, 2006

paul said:
All they said was 'on tomorrows programme we have a student talking about his domain name business'

Alex Tew?

lesurf · May 10, 2006

It was about a guy running a hosting business from his student flat, not really worth watching to be honest. It about 20 minutes into Tuesday's stream on the BBC Working Lunch web site.

tifosi · May 10, 2006

lesurf said:
It was about a guy running a hosting business from his student flat, not really worth watching to be honest. It about 20 minutes into Tuesday's stream on the BBC Working Lunch web site.

and that's the kind of hosting that goes down when mummy complains of the constant noise of the computer...

lesurf · May 10, 2006

lol

The piece they did at least said that he was only making a "small profit" and the guy himself acknowledged he wasn't an internet millionaire. I can't see what positive effect this would have for him as it exposed his company as being run from a dingy student flat (complete with dirty dishes) by him and his mate who kept saying it was a "hobby". Not sure their alleged 1000 customer would take kindly to their web sites being refereed to as a hobby.

Anyway fair play to him, he may be a tax dodging student but at least he's doing something to pay the bills himself.

tifosi · May 10, 2006

If this was an example of a valid internet entrepreneurship (sic!) then it doesn't look good for the rest of us, and really isn't a good example. Surely a reputable program like that - which sparks off interest in a lot of areas, could have researched the area a bit better than that.

Maybe a program on the new internet arenas of domaining and eshops.

S

accelerator · May 10, 2006

lesurf

Bear in mind Fasthosts was started from a bedroom.

Rgds

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lesurf · May 10, 2006

True, good point, but I bet they didn't go on national TV broadcasting the fact they were operating from home ;-)

Please don't take it that I am slagging this guy off, far from it I applaud his entrepeneurship when all those around him are getting hammered and racking up huge student loans.

After all any publicity is good publicity I'm just not too sure on what this guy expects to get out of showing his potential customers that their site is hosted next to a pile of dirty dishes.

charlie · May 11, 2006

for those that cant be arsed to search

Russel meets a 21 year old student who has been running an internet business since he was 17.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/...16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1

dont work for me currently?