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-'''Hubert Thieblot''' (born 8 December 1984) is a French businessman who founded [[Curse, Inc.]]  in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubertthieblot|title=Hubert Thieblot {{!}} LinkedIn|website=www.linkedin.com|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref> and operated as the CEO until January 2018. During his tenure, he has overseen the expansion of the Curse network into wikis, news, video content, and desktop applications including Curse Client and Curse Voice. In 2013, his network of sites was estimated to have garnered in excess of 30 million unique visitors per month. In addition to his work with Curse, Thieblot also speaks at industry related events as a guest speaker, and has spoken at the 2011 Montgomery Technology Conference and the Login 2011 Conference. He now works at Twitch as Vice President of Emerging market/Mobile first product.
+'''Hubert Thieblot''' (born 8 December 1984) is a French businessman who founded [[Curse, Inc.]]  in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubertthieblot|title=Hubert Thieblot {{!}} LinkedIn|website=www.linkedin.com|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>.
-==Curse==
-{{Main|Curse LLC}}
-As a teenager, Thieblot was a fan of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', a popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. His interest in the game led to him creating a website to organise and share ''World of Warcraft'' modifications, add-ons, and plugins to change player experience via the user interface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbnonline.com/article/hubert-thieblot-founder-and-ceo-curse-inc/|title=Hubert Thieblot, founder and CEO, Curse Inc. - Smart Business Magazine|date=July 2012|publisher=|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> As traffic rose, Thieblot decided to turn his hobby into a business, dropping out of his Swiss information technology program to incorporate in 2006 as Curse, Inc. The name "Curse" derives from the name of his ''World of Warcraft'' guild (a collection of players), which at the time was one of the largest guilds in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/12/07/curse-ceo-hubert-thieblot-doesnt-see-a-bright-future-for-starcraft-ii-in-america/|title=Curse CEO Hubert Thieblot Wants To Create The Largest Gaming Media Property On The Web|first=John|last=Gaudiosi|website=[[Forbes]]|publisher=|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref>
-As the company began to increase in traffic and revenue, Thieblot hired his brother as the first Curse employee, and after relocating to Germany, hired a third developer to aid in the site development. During this time, the site grew both in traffic and in number of hosted modifications. In 2007, Thieblot began development on the Curse Client,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.curse.com/legacycontent/installing-and-using-the-curse-client| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111101125938/http://www.curse.com/legacycontent/installing-and-using-the-curse-client| archive-date = 2011-11-01| title = Installing and Using the Curse Client - Curse}}</ref> a comprehensive solution to add-on management and distribution. As the client matured into beta status, its feature set became more comprehensive, supporting connections to various Curse modification databases. In 2008, with over 2/3rds of his traffic coming from the United States, Thieblot moved Curse to San Francisco<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/curse_1_of_worlds_largest_vide.html#/0|title=Curse, 1 of world's largest video gaming information companies, to relocate from San Francisco to Huntsville (updated) (photos, video)|date=26 June 2013|publisher=|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> and began to expand Curse into community sites, news, forums, databases, and original content.
-After seeking [[venture capital]] financing in 2007 and 2009,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35925712| title = Curse LLC - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets}}</ref> Thieblot began to expand the services and scope of coverage provided by Curse. In 2010, Curse became a [[BizSpark|Microsoft Bizspark One]] company, and in 2011, Curse became an [[Inc. 500#Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000|Inc. 500]] company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/profile/curse|title=Curse: Number 1457 on the 2014 Inc. 5000|website=Inc.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> Thieblot was invited to speak at the [http://montgomeryconference.com/ 2011 Montgomery Technology Conference] and the Login 2011 Conference, and has since sponsored international roundtable discussions between industry leaders and top executives concerning challenges, successes, and the future of the video game industry. Since launching in 2006, Thieblot has overseen the expansion of Curse content and traffic, with viewership and revenue doubling each year.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2011/11/25/obsessive-gaming-is-a-blessing-for-curse.html?page=all Obsessive gaming is a blessing for Curse] San Francisco Business Times</ref> In April 2012, Ernst & Young named Thieblot as a semifinalist in their "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" program for Northern California,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/05/02/475217/254325/en/Curse-Inc-CEO-and-Founder-Hubert-Thieblot-is-an-Ernst-Young-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year-2012-Finalist-in-Northern-California.html|title=Curse, Inc., CEO and Founder, Hubert Thieblot is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Finalist in Northern California|date=2 May 2012|publisher=Global Newswire|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> recognizing his entrepreneurial efforts and successes with Curse.
-Thieblot has overseen the expansion of Curse from wikis and community sites into the desktop application realm through several projects. Curse Client, a desktop application allowing for the unified browsing, installation, and management of plugins, was developed as a means to simplify the databases of game modifications first offered by Curse. The Client has expanded from World of Warcraft, Thieblot's initial inspiration for the Curse network, into several other titles, including [[Runes of Magic]], [[World of Tanks]], and Minecraft. In 2014, Thieblot announced the beta version of Curse Voice, a desktop [[Voice over IP]] (VOIP) application designed for games such as League of Legends, integrating voice chat and auto-match making with several titles.
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