Here’s a little Myria primer (in third person!) for those who just tuned in:

• Two work-at-home moms, Nancy Price & Betsy Bailey*, started their own corporation in 1998, despite living more than 2000 miles apart and never having met in person.

• The original company name: Myria Media, Inc.

• The business: Producing consumer content websites, primarily geared toward women & parents. Sites launched in the first 18 months included Myria.com, ePregnancy.com, InteractiveParent.com, ChefMom.com & SheKnows.com (as well as some smaller related sites).

• The startup capital/investment: Zero. This was a shoestring startup venture, 100% sweat equity. (No outside investors even came into the picture until 2002.)

• For the first few years, the founders handled all aspects of site management: content generation, editing, design, coding, publicity, advertising & accounting.

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