Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 15, 2000

E. Kenneth Seiff – Bluefly Inc (bfly)

E. KENNETH SEIFF is CEO and Founder of Bluefly, Inc. and Bluefly.com. At the age of 26, and with just $5,000 of seed capital, Mr. Seiff walked away from a promising career as an investment analyst with Founders Equity in New York City and launched Pivot Rules, a golf sportswear company. After an Initial Public Offering in May 1997, Mr. Seiff started looking for ways to merge the growing popularity and opportunity of the Internet with the company's updated line of high-quality golf clothing. Mr. Seiff created Bluefly.com, the off-price, online apparel and accessories store. Born and raised in New York City, he holds a BS in Economics from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Seiff began his career as a management consultant at Lorne Weil, Inc., a New York-based strategic planning and corporate development consulting firm. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview of Bluefly? Then

describe what you see as your business and company today.

Mr. Seiff: BlueFly was launched in September of 1998 which makes