- FLIPPING CATASTROPHE INTO DOLLARS: AMOS WINBUSH III
Twenty-six-year-old Winbush turned a loss of more than 100 contacts from his phone into a lightbulb moment that sparked a venture. In 2008, he started Cybersynchs, a company that allows for the synchronization of phone data with one’s computer. Holding partnerships with companies like Sun Microsystems and Samsung, the company has its sights on providing service for camcorders and cable devices, and synchronization to medical devices.
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