Parents and investors beware, Scott Samuel’s getting ready for another launch, leech, or losing opportunity.
His new Google Profile lists himself as a Strategic Consultant (hee hee). He’s STILL trying to shoot rainbows out of his ass, and see who’s smellin’ them.
No mention of the morning erections with pre-teen boys, the door he hacked with an axe, the grandma abuse, the xanax fits, the pot in the garage, if his mom’s cookin’ steaks, or if he repaid the people and investors that he screwed out of time and money.
I am the person who founded the 3rd party auction services industry out of a spare room in my home when eBay was Auctionweb My initial hobby website eventually became Honesty.com, which by June of 1999 was ranked #22 in terms of overall global web traffic. Between 1985-1998, I owned and operated one of the first online ‘social networks’ which, at first, utilized dial-in connections, and later the Internet. Prior to that, I ran one of the earliest Chicagoland BBS’. I have been a member of the online world since late 1980.
- Where I grew up
- Chicagoland
- Places I’ve lived
- Chicagoland/Mountain View
- Schools I’ve attended
- North Central College
Something I still can’t find on Google
- The Truth
- My superpower
- I intuitively know how to scale traffic on virtually any given website.
- Interests
Dogs, People, Chess, The Internet.
Yakim Almaleh, once an employee of Ethical Technologies, and current buddy of Scott Samuel, labels me an online stalker in his latest twitter update. Still, after all these years. I’ve never met or talked to Yakim, and the people familiar with the Ethical Technologies situation claim that he leanred his lesson with Scott’s Shenanigan’s, but then again, maybe not.
Of course, it may not be Yakim posting the twitter updates, as it seems Yakim is also listed as the owner of the ScottSamuel.net domain name. Maybe Scott hijacked Yakim’s bank accounts and Canadian passport? Do Canadians have passports?
In related news, Scott Samuel removed all his tweets of him dropping “hints” to people of his next big ecommerce related “project”, “and it has a dual edged revenue model”. Yeah Scott, sure it does. Maybe he had Yakim remove those tweets too.
Anyway, this dig by Yakim probably means Scott is still onto “something pretty amazing”. That could be goofy gas at the dentist, Vicodin, or 15 pounds of California weed, I haven’t seen any specifics yet.
The list of investors is growing smaller and smaller.
{mosimage}”All we need now is a comet and some kool aid” is right!
Scott Samuel crawls out from a rock, and shoots rainbows out of his ass on the PeSA forums!
This is hilarious. Some think he’s that loon Scot Wingo, some don’t know who he is, and others just start lapping up the kool aid!
At first, I didn’t think this was the “real” Scott Samuel, but you’ll be able to tell really quick that it’s him. He’s the SAME OL’ SCOTT! And PeSA turns a blind eye to his shenanigans!
He calls his new blog, a “community portal”, he uses a “potential” tagline… he gives everybody a “backgrounder” on his successess! He cleverly uses the word “fecal matter” at first, but then throws around “shit” and “f***”
I’ll SAY IT AGAIN… “HILARIOUS”. I didn’t see a “Hiyas” though, maybe he still gassed up from the dentist.
If these PeSA people fall for this again, there truly is no hope for them. I wonder if Scott’s dad is “allegedly” still paying his bills, and I hope no doors get axed this time around.
UPDATE:Scott abusing Twitter as only Scott would!
ToyRanch starts a thread at TheHowCafe
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{mosimage}Seems like Scott Samuel (former CEO, Honesty.com and EthicalTools.com) is still trying to launch yet another “million dollar idea” with low or no paid workers, and bungling attempts to get financing for the endeavors.
In one instance, “USA Vote Today” was to be some kind of social networking site for 2008 election. Needless to say, work wasn’t getting done on the project, and money wasn’t coming in for it, so it died a slow death, with Scott throwing one of his many tantrums when he found out he was going to be left out of the development. Of course, the next thing that happened is a number of threats, and general Scott Freak Out behaviors.
With his latest failure, it seems Brian Deloria and “Mikey” weren’t involved with Scott in this plan. Did they get smart, get tired of Scott, or did Scott separate himself from them? Some of Scott’s familar traits were repeated often times in his latest endeavor… mention Honesty 1000 times, eat a bunch of fresh french fries from MickeyD’s, get gassed, make threats, bitch about his life, theaten to ruin somebody, rinse, and repeat.
Allegedly, he’s out of cash again, and having his dad pay his debts, and may be living with him or Scott’s mother.
Again, if you’re a mother with a young son thinking Scott’s the messiah, or an investor trying to determine if you should throw money Scott’s way, beware. This is the guy that talked about his morning erections on a Runscape message board (RuneHQ), and somehow seems to convince people to work for him for free under threats and intimidation.
More on Scott Samuel…
http://sneakydave.com/content/view/182/1/
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http://sneakydave.com/content/view/121/2/
http://sneakydave.com/content/view/112/
http://sneakydave.com/content/archivecategory/2004/09/1/
http://sneakydave.com/content/archivecategory/2005/07/1/
http://sneakydave.com/content/archivecategory/2006/03/1/
Word is out that Scott Samuel is trying to put together another team of people to work for free on some snake oil he's a "Chief Visionary" of.
If you, or your son, is involved with Scott Samuel, I, as well as a lot of other eBay community members, urge you not to fall for his cliche's.
TheRossShow.com is documenting some of the facts about Scott Samuel and Ethical Technologies.
http://therossshow.com/showthread.php?t=8533&page=1
Here is Scott's recent attempt at self promotion on LinkedIn…
Scott Samuel 25 yr, e-commerce veteran/Founder & CEO Honesty.Com
Greater Chicago Area
Send InMail Get introduced through a connection
Add Scott to your networkProfile Recommendations Current Co-Founder/Chief Visionary/CEO – Something Pretty Amazing at More Information To Come 2007
Past Internet Education On Consulting Basis at those8guys, L.L.C
CEO at – Honesty.com, Inc.
Founder Web Based P2P Auction Mangement Industry at Honesty.com, Inc.
Education North Central College Recommended 7 people have recommended Scott1 report, 2 co-workers, 4 partners
Connections 60 connections
Industry Internet
Public Profile http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/261/828 SummaryMember of online community since 1980.Owner/Operator of one of the first multi-user social networks 1984-1996.
Creator/Vision Leader for initial eBay auction management tools, 1996.
Founder/ CEO – Honesty.com, Inc. 1997-2000, Including eBay 'Andale' auction hit counters and web based auction management listing tools. Company sold to Andale, Inc. in 2000.
Ranked Jupiter Media Metrix #22 worldwide in terms of overall traffic/critical mass June '99-July 2000.
CCO – Andale, Inc. July 2000-Oct 2001
Numerous Consulting Positions 2001-2004 2006.
Specialties:
Critical Mass Dreation & Development, Innovative Tool Design For Single & Multi-Platform Web Based Companies, Online Group Dynamics.ExperienceCo-Founder/Chief Visionary/CEO – Something Pretty Amazing
More Information To Come 2007(Internet industry)
June 2006 – Present (1 year 6 months)
For information, please email onlyloveisreal@gmail.com for direct, interpersonal contact.
Scott has 1 recommendation (1 report) including:
Hans Lee, Architect, Startup Under the Radar View recommendationsInternet Education On Consulting Basis
those8guys, L.L.C(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2001 – June 2005 (3 years 9 months)
Developed concepts and tools for large and small scale companies, including public Top-Tier corporations. Some implimented, others tabled due to potential legal action and breech of now-expired NDA.
CEO
– Honesty.com, Inc.(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
December 1998 – October 2001 (2 years 11 months)
Founder of Andale, Inc counters (self-created) and web-based online auction tools such as auction research, listing tools, automated invoicing, automated feedback. Honesty.com was the industry pioneer, and was purchased by Andale, Inc. in a stock/cash deal in 2000.
Scott has 4 recommendations (1 co-worker, 3 partners) including:
Yakim Almaleh DC Cullinane Wayne Yeager Marjie Smith, Founder & Executive Director, D.O.U.A (Disabled Online Users) View recommendationsFounder Web Based P2P Auction Mangement Industry
Honesty.com, Inc.(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 1998 – July 2000 (1 year 10 months)
Pioneered concept of Web-Based personal commerce management in 1997 via the invention of auction counters, bulk listing software and various third-party auction tools.
Scaled company from zero to 700,000+ customers in twelve months. Initiated and completed counter integration deal with eBay, Inc., June 2000. Successfully merged Honesty into Andale, Inc. in July of 2000 and served as Chief Community Officer for Andale, Inc. from 2000-2001.
At Honesty.com, responsible for community development, customer service, customer acquisition, online and offline strategy, legal, messaging, company culture and initial business development
Scott has 2 recommendations (1 co-worker, 1 partner) including:
David Higbarger, Product Manager, (startups) Alec Peters, CEO, Marketworks View recommendationsEducationNorth Central College
BA, History. Emphais: English, Communcations, Psychology (empahsis), 1984 – 1990Recommendations For ScottCo-Founder/Chief Visionary/CEO – Something Pretty Amazing
More Information To Come 2007“I've been in this industry for 16 years and I've met, worked with, and worked for a lot of people in many companies from small startups to large corporations. Some were nothing but goal oriented, some had vision with no drive, and others had only drive and nothing else, and most pushed their way into the leadership role to satisfy their egos and surround themselves with sycophantic employees. Needless to say, regardless of the capital and advances in the technologies involved, many of these companies were driven to the ground by people who were not qualified to be in that role. From the time I've met Scott, when I was still with Synfonic, I've never known anyone with the right combination of ethics, drive, vision, people skills and leadership qualities. One can whip a horse to run faster, or you can entice the horse to run faster with a carrot. But something magical happens when you empower that horse with a purpose, direction and a renewal of that drive at every milestone passed. Scott empowers his employees to do better. We do not endeavour to try harder because we are being pushed. We push ourselves because Scott makes us believe that with his vision, his proven track record, his people skills, his hand-picked team members, and with his persistence, we will get to the finish line first. Most are not qualified to be leaders, but the few who understand that it takes more than technology or more than sheer resolution… will follow the right man, and I believe Scott is that man.” November 30, 2006
Hans Lee, Architect, Startup Under the Radar
reported to Scott at More Information To Come Fall 2006CEO
– Honesty.com, Inc.“Scott possesses in-depth knowledge of and unparalleled experience in the ecommerce space. At the same time, I have yet to meet someone who is so in touch with the human psyche. All this combined makes Scott a leader in the industry and a true innovator.” March 16, 2006
Yakim Almaleh
was with another company when working with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy“Scott is a visionary entrepeneur who is masterful at motivating the folks around him and keeping teams focused. He embodies the right combination of energy and passion!” March 15, 2006
DC Cullinane
was with another company when working with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy“Scott invented the "third party auction tools" business, so I guess that makes him our patron saint! Scott is a straight-shooter and all-around good guy, and I'm proud to know him.” March 6, 2005
Wayne Yeager
was with another company when working with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy“Ethicial would be one word to decribe Scott and his company. He surrounds himself with the best in the industry, his people admire and respect him, and he knows how to get the job done. I have been honored to work with him for the past year and look forward to working with him for many years to come.” May 22, 2004
Marjie Smith, Founder & Executive Director, D.O.U.A (Disabled Online Users)
worked directly with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment IndustyFounder Web Based P2P Auction Mangement Industry
Honesty.com, Inc.“Scott's ability to understand and reach out to customers is amazing. He is what every marketing manager should be but almost never is. I would feel comfortable recommending him to any company that is open to a such a creative person.” November 30, 2006
David Higbarger, Product Manager, (startups)
worked with Scott at Honesty.com, Inc.“Scott was a pioneer in the auction management space and built a company that really drove value in the era of vapor ware. I highly recommend Scott.” November 30, 2006
Alec Peters, CEO, Marketworks
was with another company when working with Scott at Honesty.com, Inc.Additional InformationHonors and Awards:
B.A. History, North Central College, Naperville, Il., 8 year program – Empashis: Education, English, Communications, Psychology.
See this link, and look to the right under "Related News" for more facts about Scott Samuel…
http://sneakydave.com/forum/index.php/topic,2251.0.html
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