(e)DUPS: The Real CEO of Empire Avenue
L-R: Chris Pirillo ) PIRILLO top player; Empire Avenue CEO Duleepa Wijayawardhana (e)DUPS Empire Avenue (EAv) is a social stock market simulation game that has attracted players all over the world. Thanks to Chris Pirillo's EAv Seattle shareholders meetup last week, I had a chance to talk with Duleepa Wijayawardhana, also known as (e)DUPS , the real-life CEO of Empire Avenue . Dups has to be one of the nicest guys around, and I was really knocked out by his engaging personality and wonderful smile. He graciously agreed to this Q&A, during which I learned he is not just brilliant, but he's also charming and fun. Enjoy! When you and your colleagues originally conceived of the idea, what were you doing? I mean, were you sitting around having drinks somewhere and the notion emerged? What was the inspiration? And was it meant to be strictly a game, or did you have other purposes in mind? The founders of Empire Avenue are Niall Brown, Dr. Michael Mannion and m...
