wikiHow
I recently had lunch with Jack Herrick, a business school classmate and founder of wikiHow.
Without disclosing anything I think he'd want kept private, I can I say I'm amazed at how much he and his partners have accomplished in the last couple of years with very limited resources. A for profit business, based on open source software, they have rocketed to almost 15,000 articles and an Alexa ranking nearing 2,000. Here's an interesting explanation of how they think about using open source technology and community generated content to create a business: http://www.wikihow.com/WikiHow:Is-wikiHow-a-Non-Profit
I recently had lunch with Jack Herrick, a business school classmate and founder of wikiHow.
Without disclosing anything I think he'd want kept private, I can I say I'm amazed at how much he and his partners have accomplished in the last couple of years with very limited resources. A for profit business, based on open source software, they have rocketed to almost 15,000 articles and an Alexa ranking nearing 2,000. Here's an interesting explanation of how they think about using open source technology and community generated content to create a business: http://www.wikihow.com/WikiHow:Is-wikiHow-a-Non-ProfitThe site allows anyone to create articles and guides on how to do anything and everything you can imagine. Using much of the same software and many of the same concepts as Wikipedia, they have added more structure to makes it easier (and more fun) to create and edit the information on wikiHow. I recently created my first article for a recipe: http://www.wikihow.com/Prepare-Pimientos-De-Padron
wikiHow and its success is another testament to the power of community on the web. Check it out for some free advice or share your expertise!
wikiHow and its success is another testament to the power of community on the web. Check it out for some free advice or share your expertise!
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