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116 Rand
Rand is as oldskool as it gets from probally one of the largest, most professional respected companies in this game. Respect.
1. Rumor has it Epoch has a big giant dial that regulates scrubbing, where do you guys hide it?
2. How in the world did you come to be running one of the largest credit card processing companies for adult websites? Explain the journey.
3. What .org domain did you have and why did you try to get rid of it?
4. You were naked at theburningman? Are there pictures of this? Did you sign 2257 concent forms?
5. How many days did it take you to teach Weg Cory to spell saguaro? Did he ever figure it out?
6. What do you do when a Jack Nicholson impersonator keeps fondling the women at your party?
7. You guys have recently dropped the Epoch name and now wish to be called Epoch. Why did you guys drop the Epoch name?
8. What is the Saguaro Soiree video tape and where is it?
9. Why can't Weg Cory enter the Epoch offices without going through security?
10. Do you have pictures of the new offices?
11. Credit card processing for adult websites is a bit more complicated than most people in our industry understand. What is the most difficult problems you see facing credit card processing?
12. How many concerts do you attend a year?
13. One of the most important aspects of our business is hosting ? if someone's servers go down they aren't making any money. This is even more important with Epoch because so many of us in the industry depend on Epoch for processing. Who does Epoch host with and why?
14. Do you do charity work?
15. Is Visa going to pull out of adult? (yawn) ;) Is amex ever comming back?
16. You live in California. What kind of car do you drive?
17. Do you have a favorite porn star? Know anyone famous? Fucked anyone famous?
18. At one point Paypal made a bold entrance into the adult industry and started processing for adult sites (but then quickly pulled out). Was Epoch threatened by this?
19. Can Epoch host MPA3 for programs?
20. Do you think your Don Johnson or something? Did you really live on a sailboat the first few years working at Epoch?
21. Since you started your career at Epoch how many co-workers have left the company? Rumor has it you're the longest lasting employee there.
22. Do you tell your neighbors that you work for a credit card processing company that does mostly adult processing?
23. Is it true that you used to be a paparazzi?
24. Was Cross-Sell your first love?
25. You once attended a concert called the " KROQ Inland Invasion". Explain to us your brilliant idea about using four wheel drive to beat the traffic??
26. Seriously, where do you guys hide the scrub dial?
27. What is the next big thing in processing for adult?
28. You've been with Epoch for a very long time. Who is the best manager you have ever worked for since your time there?
29. If processing for adult sites was declared illegal in the morning, what would you be doing for a living?
30. What kind of porn turns you on Rand? Can epoch legally process it?
31. What can the adult industry look forward to from Epoch in the near future? Any big plans or surprises for us?
32. Who do you look up to in the online adult industry? Down on?
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