Bernie Thompson

Bernie worked for 15 years as a software developer for IBM, S3, Microsoft, and DisplayLink and subsequently founded several start-ups before creating Plugable Technologies in 2009. After spending his career working on devices and device drivers, he recognized an opportunity to deliver higher quality, plug-and-play products while providing better customer support to succeed in channels, including Amazon, where product reviews matter. Plugable bet on Amazon and FBA from day one, succeeding in the brutal electronics category against big competitors. Spending the first year and a half doing everything himself motivated him to automate as much as possible, and Efficient Era was born in 2014 as a way to share the resulting tools with others. Bernie lives in the Seattle area with his family and dog and frequently hikes in the surrounding mountains.