Have you worked for a horrible boss? Not just some mildly unpleasant bastard, but someone who curdles the very coffee and donut in your stomach?
Hello. My name is Leo Heinrich. In a small town in New Hampshire lies the skeleton of a secret. There, two old people are living out the last of their lives, knowing they had a chance to launch an Internet leviathan. Their names: Justine and Dieter Launders.
Who were they? Well-to-do people, that is true. They'd gathered a moderate fortune in real estate and antique sales, and slowly converted it into online treasure: Wowzers.
No, I'm not saying "Wowzers, they had a lot of money."
They bought 1500 sites ending in "wowzers". Financialwowzers. Jewelrywowzers. Carswowzers. Diamondwowzers. Every country name you can think of, just add wowzers.
Yeah, it doesn't quite roll off the tongue, does it? That's what I told them. But they smiled, and wrote me out a check for $1000.00. Then I quit my job, moved to their town, and made Internet history.
But this isn't a rags-to-riches story.
Remember that part about nasty bosses?
Think of this more as a rags-to-bitches story. I wore the rags, and worked with bitches.
Here's my story. Please share it if you can. Thank you for reading.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/leo-heinrich/the-network-that-never-was/ebook/product-20645384.html
