one laptop, one good idea now worth around twenty-five million pounds.
Steve Pankhurst and his business partner run 'FriendsReunited' from one computer in a bedroom in Barnet.
The website, which brings together old school friends,
has grown so quickly that it's attracting strong interest from potential buyers.
Selling a stake in the business would make Steve a multimillionaire overnight.
Obviously money is one part of it.
I mean, I personally would like to see the site remain in its current state
and not become too commercial.
Clare Greenway and Joanna Cartwright haven't been in touch since leaving school in the West Midlands.
Now they're two of the eight million registered users of 'FriendsReunited'.
That makes it bigger than the Trades Union Movement or indeed all the political parties put together.
So what might a big investor get for ploughing millions into 'FriendsReunited'?
One thing's pretty clear:
this is a business which profits from the power of love.
The most lucrative potential area seems to be the dating area
and clearly we've already got examples from 'FriendsReunited',
which have successful marriages and other marriages broken up,
so that seems to be a major interest.
Julie Pankhurst, married to one of the website's founders came up with the original idea for 'FriendsReunited'
when she wanted to trace old friends.
Like the Pankhursts' new baby, the website's a jolly little thing growing rapidly.
Hywel Jones, BBC News, North London.