Virante CEO Named To Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25
Virante's CEO, Ryan Allis, was named to BusinessWeek's Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 List. Here's a copy of the article:
From E-mail to Riches
Ryan Pieter Middleton Allis
Broadwick Corp.
www.intellicontact.com
Durham, N.C.
Founded: 2003
Age: 21
Broadwick is the provider of the e-mail marketing software IntelliContact, which allows companies and nonprofits to create, send, and track permission-based e-mail newsletters and surveys through an on-demand Web-based application.
The company boasts more than 3,000 clients, including Super 8 Motel, International Paper, and Re/Max. Allis has 21 employees and monthly sales of $130,000. The company is adding at least 300 new clients each month. Allis himself has received attention in the press for his work and success at such a young age.
Lesson learned:
"I've learned to have a bias toward action in everything that I do. The second biggest lesson: Always keep your ear to the ground and integrate your customers into your product-development efforts."
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