Originally Posted by Socks

Time for a new challenge for me, have found it hard to really focus on adult stuff the last while with diminishing returns and all that. I did my first adult stuff with ClickCash and ClickBucks in 1996, and then started AdultSiteSurfer.com in late 2001 as one of the first review sites ever. I actually wrote the business plan for it with no real understanding of anything in adult, just seemed logical enough.

When I was 14 I helped start a series of websites that we eventually sold, and I've raised over $600k in funding for my various projects including some in adult.

Now I'm 31, my 4 year old boy just started school this month and I knew it was time for a change. I was in Las Vegas "working" for my buddy at the World Series of Poker Main Event, sent a message to an old investor, and invited myself to her house for dinner. Hadn't seen her since the year 2000 or so.

I said I was looking for something new, and she setup a meeting with her brother for me. He was starting a new branch of one of the largest startup incubator/accelerators here, and a few meetings later I'm their new Sr. Project Manager. Didn't even give them a resume. Also I was up front about what I do in adult, and they didn't flinch.

The place is great, the pay is great, and now my income from adult is just an added bonus on top.

I always thought getting a job was a step down from running my own show, but I found the right opportunity here and I'm excited about getting involved with the local startup community.

I also thought I'd never be able to get a decent job, because they all require you to have studied to be something specific it seems, but there's opportunities out there for self driven people like us.

I know there's a lot of people out there making a small portion of what they used to make, putting off this same kind of decision just like I did. Hopefully this can provide some motivation for you to find something better too. It really feels good to have something positive happen again.