- Have you owned, operated, or managed a business before? Please tell me about it.
- Have you run a fund of any kind before? Is it somewhere documented that we can check out?
- Do you have linkedin? Can you connect with me? http://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanburnside
- What is your current day job? How long have you worked there?
Thanks!
As mentioned to you before, I am targeting a public listing not right now, but in the near future. An admin unlock of "SMIDGE.COM-A" would be greatly appreciated though.
- Have you owned, operated, or managed a business before? Please tell me about it.
I have, great question. Gaming veterans will know that Smidge.Com was actually launched by myself in 1998 as a games website for the game Interstate'76. It grew into a whole network of gaming sites pretty quick (3d-shooters.com, deltaforce2.com, interstate82.com and several others), with Smidge.com being the central site. It had 1,000,000 pageviews per month in the year 2000, which was a pretty big deal back then. You can check out www.archive.org to see snapshots of the good old times
The gaming network went great for years, but finally (after I also turned down an awesome buyout offer) imploded with the Dotcom Bubble. I finally shut it down in 2004 I think.
I went on to study business administration and computer science and founded an online ERP system for small businesses with a partner in 2006 (coded, launched and operated). It was acquired by a wholesaler in 2009.
- Have you run a fund of any kind before? Is it somewhere documented that we can check out?
Not a public fund, but as I mentioned before, I have been successfully investing in stocks since 2006 for myself and a family fund. It was pretty turbulent at times from 2008 on, as you can imagine. If you have the time, you can check my tweets for hints on what I've invested. I am considered by friends, family and coworkers as an expert in macroeconomics. This passion is also how I got drawn into the current environment
- Do you have linkedin? Can you connect with me? http://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanburnside
As a business man, of course. I just added you.
- What is your current day job? How long have you worked there?
I work full-time as Key Account Manager in the B2B space since 2010.
EDIT: Edited for grammar and spelling and accuracy.