Channel Awesome Inc
Location: Chicago, Illinois 60804, United States United States
Founded in: 2008
Stage: Profitable
Number of employees: 6-15
Profitable year: already profitable
Short URL: vator.co/channel-awesome-inc
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Channel Awesome Inc

New Media bootstrapped to the extreme.
Startup/business
Illinois, United States United States United States
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com
About
Company description

Our first venture into the online media space is entitled, Thatguywiththeglasses.com.  As a company we've been established for a little over a year, and our site has been around for nearly 2 years.  Our first full year in business (2009) brought us nearly a quarter million in revenue, and over 1 million monthly unique visitors accounting for over 5.4 million monthly visits and almost 19 million monthly page views.

Right now we are probably the most bootleg looking video start-up out there as we didn't go the Angel of VC route, yet we have a fairly decent and dedicated audience, and we have shown that small start-ups can make money online. We've also had a few articles written about us as well. (Chicago Suntimes, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine)

 

Our path is slowly being evolved into that of becoming the equivalent of a TV network online,  one that showcases hundreds of shows sprawling over countless niche channels. 

Business model

Competitive advantage

-Cheap and lean.

-First year accounted for nearly a quarter million in revenue.

-Large dedicated audience already.