Lina Trivedi (born June 11, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, author, educator and civil servant. Her most noted writing credit is for authoring the first 136 poems of Beanie Babies. She is also credited for directing the world's first business to consumer Web site, which she did for Ty Inc., manufacturer of Beanie Babies. She is referred to as the woman who gave birth to the Internet and invented E-commerce. In effect, Beanie Babies evolved to become the world's first Internet sensation and Ty Warner became a billionaire.