Founders of Social Media Companies Offer Advice for Young Entrepreneurs

The founders of social media companies such as Reddit, Blip.tv and 2tor briefed an assembly of 150 high-school and college students from the D.C. area on how to start a business from nothing.

The co-founder of Blip.tv, Dina Kaplan, spoke of meeting with Geraldine Laybourne, founder of the women’s network Oxygen. The meeting closed Kaplan’s first revenue deal. However, Laybourne encouraged her to “pay it forward someday”. Kaplan takes the time to mentor female entrepreneurs as often as she can, according to the Washington Post she added, “When you can do a favor for someone, do it.