Stuart Skorman
American businessman
Stuart Skorman (born 1948) is an American entrepreneur, consultant and author. He founded the companies Empire Video, Reel.com, HungryMinds.com, Elephant Pharmacy, and Clerkdogs.com, He is the author of the book Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur, Why I Can't Stop Starting Over (Jossey-Bass, 2006).
Career
Skorman was an executive at Bread & Circus, the Boston-based natural foods chain bought by Whole Foods in 1992.
Empire Video
In 1985, Skorman founded Empire Video in Manchester Center, Vermont. According to Video Store Magazine, the company had the highest volume video stores of any chain in the US for three consecutive years. Later in 1994, he sold the company to Blockbuster Video for $6 million, after helping to build a movie recommendation kiosk system as a consultant for the company.
Reel.com
The company Reel.com was founded by Skorman in September 1996. He launched the website in January 1997, as an online movie information site and e-commerce site. In July that year, Skorman also opened a walk-in store in Berkeley, California. He later added Cinema U, an online film school, for customers who wanted to learn about movies including movie history and film theory.
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