Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



Chapter 651

Alistair Wyatt's parents were intellectual, and his father owned a company. Alistair had been smart since he was a child and was top of his class from elementary to high school.

He hadn't even had to attend the college entrance exams, as he had been admitted straight into Harveyn University, the most prestigious institution in the country.

He graduated from Harveyn University in 2001 with a degree in electrical engineering, majoring in radio. After that, he got a scholarship and went abroad to continue studying.

In March 2003, FriendStar was established. Within a very short period of time, there were more than a hundred million registered users.

Alistair was deeply impacted by it. He realized that the widespread use of the Internet would create an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurship. If he didn't grab the chance, he would be overtaken by others with a keen sense for business.

Therefore, he decided to give up on his PhD and return to the country to start up his own company.

Firstly, he established ManyPal, a website where people could get to know new people through their friends.noveldrama

That meant two strangers could get to know each other through their friends on ManyPal. Users had to register an account and add their information to be able to make friends.

However, the team had not been adept at promoting the website, and they hadn't made their target demographic clear. In the end, ManyPal failed.

Alistair had always been ambitious. As a child, he often came to blows with his peers just because he wanted to win. His determination made him refuse to admit defeat on his journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur.

ManyPal failed, so he established Family Frame. The idea was for students studying abroad to upload their photos for their parents to look at. It aimed to alleviate the homesickness that many people felt.

Students abroad could upload their photos onto the website, and after they paid a fee, the website would print and post them to the students' parents.

This time, their target was clear. After they tried operating it for a few months, they received a certain amount of profit.

However, the number of registered users was insufficient. Even though they put in great effort to rope clients in, many were reluctant to put their photos on the Internet. In the end, Family Frame could not make ends meet.

Alistair was a wealthy heir, but he hadn't asked his family for any money to start his businesses.

All the money he used had been obtained from his scholarships and his own savings.

He knew very well that there was no future for Family Frame and that he was just gritting his teeth and hanging on at that point.

"Actually..." Alistair pushed his glasses up his nose. He wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

"What is it?"

"Alistair, just go ahead and say it. We've known each other for so many years. What is there that you can't say?" His friends stared intently at Alistair. They had been classmates and had all graduated from Harveyn University.

Alistair smiled bitterly. "I've already thought of my third plan for a startup. I want to imitate Facebook and create a campus social network platform. I've even thought of a name already. It'll be called SchoolSpace. However, there's no point in saying this anymore because someone did it before we could!"

"Damn, really?"

"Alistair, you act as if you've been bewitched. Alumni Network is very successful, but there's no need for us to be jealous. The Internet is only just starting to become widespread. We still have many chances!"

"Believe whatever you want," Alistair said impassively as he sat in his chair. His classmates exchanged looks and saw the doubt in each other's faces.