About Internet Astronauts

Internet Astronauts is a resource for bootstrapping startups and internet entrepreneurs who are ready to ignite their rockets and launch. The blog is the central resource in our initial launch of the IA site, but soon profiles, community tools and more resources will be added. You can also browse the IA NewsFeed for an aggregator of startup related news from some great minds around the world.

Why the Astronaut Theme

-The more common theme is “in the trenches” or “on the front lines”… but I honestly don’t feel like I’m at war with anyone and I don’t have a real strong interest in killing my competitors. A cold war is a better example than a gun fight.

-I am passionate about creating something new, changing the world and the excitement that comes along with taking a big risk in something you believe in. I love the childhood dream of reaching space… going somewhere new… making history… I’ve felt that way about the internet since I was a kid.

-Describing myself as an “Entrepreneur” just doesn’t explain it anymore. There are many types of entrepreneurs; small business owners, freelance contractors, get-rich-quick schemers… My flavor of entrepreneurship is best expressed with the astronaut theme… “rocket to the stars or crash and burn back down to earth.”

-Finally, I use the astronaut theme because it implies the risk and dedication it takes to get a startup off the ground. It can take tons of hard work, early days and late nights… and laying it all on the line. Also, Astronauts are not in their careers only because it pays well… the high-risk isn’t worth the money. They do it because they love it. I’d like to think think I’m in this business for the chance to go somewhere new, more than the chance to make a lot of money. (although that is a great possible benefit of being an internet entrepreneur.)

Mission Control by Darius A Monsef IV

I am an Internet Astronaut, creator of COLOURlovers.com and community organizer for Photosynth.com. I have been a web programmer, designer, creative consultant, social media strategist, secretary, mail boy, VC punching bag, starving entrepreneur and every other role along the path of building a successful internet startup. My mission is to help you successfully launch your startups by sharing with you advice and lessons learned from somebody living, breathing and bleeding it. I am not a professional business coach; I have no desire be. I am an internet astronaut walking my talk and loving every minute of it.

I also co-founded HODR a disaster relief non-profit and have spent more than 11 months living in disaster zones around the world. Your main mission for your startups should be to add value to the world. If you’d personally add even more value, I would recommend you consider volunteering with www.HODR.org.

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Darius A Monsef IV
Internet Astronaut | www.InternetAstronauts.com
Executive Editor | www.COLOURlovers.com

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