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WHAT: An Internet privacy software company
WHO: Jon Oringer of SurfSecret Software
WHERE: New York City
WHEN: Started in 1997
START-UP COST: $0.
When Jon Oringer decided to use his computer know-how to start a company and create his own Internet privacy software, he became completely self-sufficient, although mom and dad were there to support him all the way.
Oringer, who lived with his parents while attending graduate school for computer science, already owned a computer. Fortunately, Oringer had been "programming forever," so in the comfort of his own room, he created a Web site and wrote his own ordering system, thus conveniently eliminating the costs of hiring a Web developer and purchasing shopping software. The Web server space cost $100 per month, which Oringer paid for himself during the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, On a shoestring.(Smart Ideas)(SurfSecret Software)(Brief...