Many of us will be celebrating Valentines Day this month.. A hyped up, created by the card and chocolate manufacturers, useless holiday.. unless my husband gets me something wonderful and then it's the most romantic day of the year!

Whether we celebrate or not, there is something we can learn by investigating the origins of St. Valentines Day.

What separates building a business on the Internet from building any other offline business? What are aspiring online business entrepreneurs up against when they tackle this business arena? Why are a select few players wildly more successful than the rest?