Game Face
Two students brought video games to life with 3-D technology.
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What: Developer and manufacturer of innovative gaming accessories
Who: Michael Epstein and Nathan Newman of
Where: West Palm Beach, Florida
When: Started in 2000
Startup costs: $500
Michael Epstein and Nathan Newman, both 28, started eDimensional, their gaming accessories company, when they were just college students. Armed with credit cards and backgrounds in IT management, the two friends set about realizing their entrepreneurial dreams to make video games as realistic as possible using 3-D technology.
By purchasing their initial stock in small amounts, they kept overhead costs down. “We worked on small margins, buying very small quantities and using any connections we had [from] growing up in the area,” Epstein says. Those connections included a fellow student, who designed their site for free.
What: Developer and manufacturer of innovative gaming accessories
Who: Michael Epstein and Nathan Newman of
Where: West Palm Beach, Florida
When: Started in 2000
Startup costs: $500
Michael Epstein and Nathan Newman, both 28, started eDimensional, their gaming accessories company, when they were just college students. Armed with credit cards and backgrounds in IT management, the two friends set about realizing their entrepreneurial dreams to make video games as realistic as possible using 3-D technology.
By purchasing their initial stock in small amounts, they kept overhead costs down. “We worked on small margins, buying very small quantities and using any connections we had [from] growing up in the area,” Epstein says. Those connections included a fellow student, who designed their site for free.
