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Charlie Kroll fits the stereotype of many dot-com founders. He's young, ambitious and knocking on the right doors to sell his business idea.
One difference: His company is making money.
Kroll, 23, is a Brown University student who is getting independent credit courses for running his own business. His partner, Taylor Coburn, has held different positions in programming and consulting, and has dabbled in valueadded resellers (VARs).
Together they have started their own Internet consulting services company after a chance meeting at an antique shop in Rhode Island where they were fighting over the same antique cash register.
Today they are co-founders and have made a clear difference between their company, Andera, and dot-com startups.
Andera's founders are opening their doors as others have closed them. They are recruiting employees as oth ers are laying them off. And they are not looking...