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🚀 Early Entrepreneurship Success
Created one of the first and most visited French streaming websites during middle school years. Achieved over 1 million unique hits in less than a year and built a profitable business model.
1M+
Unique Hits in First Year
2007
Pioneer in French Streaming
100%
Profitable via AdSense
Technology Stack
Project Overview
- Created during free time in middle school - one of the earliest French streaming platforms
- Offered movies, anime, documentaries, and TV shows completely free to users
- Comparable to modern Netflix, but with ad-supported business model
- Built and managed entirely as a solo developer and entrepreneur
- Closed due to legal framework changes in streaming regulations
Technical Implementation
- Full-stack development using PHP 4.4 and MySQL
- Custom content management system for media library
- User interface design with HTML and CSS
- Video streaming infrastructure setup
- Database design for content categorization and search
Business Success
- Achieved over 1 million unique hits in less than a year of operation
- Became one of the most visited French streaming websites
- Built profitable business model using Google AdSense
- Managed all aspects: development, content, marketing, and monetization
- Demonstrated early entrepreneurial skills and technical capability
Recognition & Media
- Interviewed by French webzine NextWarez in June 2014 about the project
- Article: Interview with Alex Werner - Web Entrepreneur & First Streaming Administrator
- Recognized as pioneer in French streaming industry
- Project showcased early technical and business acumen
Key Learnings
- Full-stack web development at a young age
- Understanding of scalability challenges with growing user base
- Business model development and monetization strategies
- Legal and regulatory considerations in digital content
- Project management and solo entrepreneurship