Think you have an idea that’s the next Digg, Amazon, or Twitter, but don’t know how to get there from here?  Before you do anything else, call us. Then take solace and inspiration from a look back at those mega-sites in their formative days, courtesy of Ross Hill, who reminds us big websites start small.  Is there any other way?  Well, supposing you had millions upon millions in seed money lying around…you could start big and get even bigger.  In which case you should also contact ENTERMEDIA right now this very minute.

Digg cost $200 to build and launch, really?  Twitter was almost named FriendStalker?  Okay, not really.  Here’s the real story of Twitter’s very first steps.