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Young Entrepreneur Earns Recognition

Young Entrepreneur Earns Recognition - Monday, September 15, 2008 at 3:25PM EST

Reported by: Laurie Monteforte
Monday, Sep 15, 2008 @ 03:25pm EST
EAST STROUDSBURG - A 25 year old from the Poconos is making a big name for himself in the business world. He earned a spot on a noteworthy business week list.

With a quick glance you'd never know that behind the door of a little office in East Stroudsburg you'd find a noteworthy entrepreneur.

"I was very surprised. Very surprised. It still hasn't sunk in yet," said Brian Pedone. Business Week named Brian one of the top 25 entrepreneurs age 25 or younger in the United States.

His mother Teresa told Eyewitness News about when she heard the news. She said, "I screamed to his father 'he's here, he's here' and all his sisters got up and everybody came and looked at it."

Brian said, "It's incredible. The connections already just from that have been huge. I'm already starting to link up with some of those people."

He caught the magazine's attention with his startup, .

It keeps all of your passwords securely in one place for free.

Brian found his inspiration in sticky notes. Coworkers at a former job put passwords on post it notes stuck on their computer screens.

"I figured there's got to be a better way to do this and be very simple," he said.

He found a way and built a simple yet secure website. The business grows every day. "Just of the Business Week press it's quadrupled," said Brian.

He hopes to eventually sell his company to a major corporation. He'd use the profit to build a boxing gym and pay the mortgage for the people who gave him his drive to succeed, his parents. "Thanks to my mom Teresa, she's been the backbone," he said.

Not bad for a guy who started in a tiny office in the Poconos.

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