I heard he was interested in selling and knew straight away that this was what I wanted. Noteboards are my calling!
A list of ten things that make me happy, in the order they arrived: Skiing (yes, still). My friends. Canada. Giving people outstanding service. Finding I’m good at something. Sailing. Learning, developing and refining an intricate system. My wife. My children. The Noteboard. [
, creator of AutoCAD and later FastCAD and EasyCAD. He was willing to take a risk on us, allowing us to have a license to FastCAD at a price which enabled us to resell it to gamers, and only 200 or so licenses all told. So in 1993, ProFantasy Software was founded. Master cartographer Ralf Schemmann made a job for himself by sheer imagination and persistence, and is now the solid core of our company.
In 2001, Mark and I co-founded Pelgrane Press Ltd - we publish roleplaying games. Cthulhu, vampires, superheroes, you name it. In 2010, we launched a genre fiction line, Stone Skin Press. 18 years on, I am making a living from doing the job 12-year-old me would have been crazy for. And slightly older me is still very much in tune with twelve-year-old me.
In part I love The Noteboard because it's something I can explain to my in-laws without either puzzlement or glazed-eyes.
I’m a 40ish German freelance map-maker and the general manager of ProFantasy Software Ltd. An academic historian by training, role-playing games were only a hobby until I came into contact with Simon and Mark, the creators of this fabulous map-making software called Campaign Cartographer. I jumped at the chance when they offered me the opportunity to earn my living using my hobbyist skills. Having now worked for and with Mark and Simon for over ten years, I'm very excited to be a partner on this new venture.
Outside work, my interests are wide-spread and range from hiking, archery and tennis on the physical side to history, literature and fantasy role-playing as more cerebral pursuits. Role-playing remains the core hobby and I was initially excited about The Noteboard because lots of idea come to my mind how to leverage it for that. But the longer I think about it, the clearer it becomes how useful it can be for all kinds of jobs and situations.
I look forward to getting The Noteboard into many drawing, scribbling and writing hands across the globe.
Like the Noteboard? Buy the business!
Mark, Ralf and I have been running The Noteboard now for 3 years. We’ve sold Noteboards to thousands of individuals, and thousands of Noteboards to businesses. With our other companies (Profantasy Software and Pelgrane Press) we’ve never had the time to invest the love and attention The Noteboard needs to grow – and there is so much potential.
We think there is someone else out there who can do it better than us. You’d get the stock, our know-how, our webstores and channels to market, our goodwill, and our data. You don’t need to buy the company or any obligations that company might have – just the assets.
If this is of interest to you and you want to make a cash offer for The Noteboard, please email [email protected] with some details.
