You’ve likely never heard of Brent Oxley. Maybe you will. He has grown his webhosting business from nothing to 200,000 customers in just over six years. His story is an illustration of the persistence and confidence that sets true entrepreneurs apart.
I’ve been hosting this site with HostGator for several years now. It looks like I was one of just a few thousand customers when I first signed up. Poor experiences with other hosting companies had me looking around and latching onto HostGator by pure happenstance. I feel pretty lucky that I have had so little downtime and very fast customer service throughout the business relationship.
This post is really not about me recommending a hosting company (many Canadians hate the idea of having their servers located in the United States), but more a tribute to the “never say die” attitude of great entrepreneurs.