 Sanger and Wales began Nupedia with resources from Bomis ; at the beginning of 2000 , the company agreed to provide early financing for Nupedia from its profits . Nupedia went live in March , when Wales was CEO of Bomis ; Sanger was Nupedia 's editor @-@ in @-@ chief . Nupedia 's reading comprehension was intended for high @-@ school graduates , and Bomis set its goal : " To set a new standard for breadth , depth , timeliness and lack of bias , and in the fullness of time to become the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the history of humankind . " 
