Carey Smith
Founder, Unorthodox Ventures
Career entrepreneur Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans (BAF) in 1999, bootstrapping it for almost two decades to nearly $300 million in annual sales. In 2017, Carey sold the company for $500 million to a private equity firm. Having no interest in retiring, and ready to take on a new challenge, he founded Unorthodox Ventures (UV). UV is the kind of investment firm Carey wished had courted him instead of the VC and PE firms that focused solely on returns and raising their next fund.
Want to write for Entrepreneur too? Apply to join Entrepreneur Leadership network.
Latest
This CEO-Turned-Investor, Who Sold His Company For $500 Million, Thinks Founders Should Stop Giving Up So Much Equity. Here's Why.
Giving the good stuff away will only hurt you in the long run.
More Authors You Might Like
-
Ben Angel
Entrepreneur Network Contributor
-
Terry Rice
Business Development Expert-in-Residence
-
Entrepreneur Store
Entrepreneur Store
-
Mike Murchison
CEO and Co-Founder of Ada
-
Vasily Voropaev
CEO of Smartbrain.io
-
David Einstein
Co-Founder of Orange Line
-
Sherin Shibu
News Reporter
-
Kenneth Burke
Vice President of Marketing