Bowling Green, OH | Toledo, OH | London, England
Also known as: craftclarity
Repeat offending business starter -- more of a "parallel" entrepreneur than a serial one, as I generally have multiple projects running at once. I enjoy starting businesses, getting them profitable, stable, and predictable, then selling them when they get boring (i.e. predictable). - While still in college, founded Jenesys LLC, a Web publishing company that managed the Windows.comWinFiles.com content sites. Grew to profitability and sold for .MM cash in to CNET. - Co-founded Virtual Servers, LLC, a Web hosting and e-commerce tools provider. Grew to profitability and sold to Micron, Inc. for .MM cash in . - Co-founded CheatCodes.com LLC, a profitable online video game help resource for console and PC video game enthusiasts. Currently serve as CEO ("Cheat" Executive Officer). - Purchased a interest in BidNip LLC, an online auction sniping service founded by CheatCodes.com business partner Steve Cook. Helped grow the company, then sold for cash to Crosshairs LLC in (non-public company, so sales price not disclosed). - Launched gamerID Network, which took over as parent company of the CheatCodes.com website and owns five additional websites gamerID.com, GameDetails.com, CheapestGames.com, FlashGamesAlley.com, and GamerNews. - Working on something in the secret lab... Specialties A varied assortment of entrepreneurial expertise, including boot-strapping, low-budgethigh-impact online marketing, MA negotiations, content management licensing, prepping a business for harvest, mentoring start-ups, and basically anything else that needs to get done to go from nothing to profitable to sold as quickly as possible.