In famous tech startup stories like Facebook and Tumblr, venture investors have leading roles. Long Island entrepreneur Ryan Alovis, however, is using a different script.
The 30-year-old founder and CEO of ArkNet Media started his company with a magazine subscription website at the end of 2006. Since then he has added four other businesses under his company's banner, including a contact lens e-commerce website, an online party-booking business and a site selling home security systems.
