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Originally posted by 12clicks
Successful people weigh by money, unsuccessful people pretend other things are important to hide their failure. 
Mike, what is it that you do in this business?
I'm not asking as a put down, just wondering how you come by your perspective of this biz.
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No offense taken 12clicks. I once read in an interview by you, that you follow the money, as any smart business man would. You do both business in and out of adult, as i do as well.
I been doing one of my businesses since 17. I started putting investment deals together for investors and venture capitolist off the foreclosure market by age 18. I made these guys more money then i would ever have seen from it back then. By the time i had enough money to do on my own (by 22), i did nothing but chase the money. I never believed there was anything wrong with that, but i was missing something. I just wasn't completely happy, cause i wasn't sure what it was that was making me happy...if that makes sense. Sure i had money, i was making more then my father by age 24.
To be honest, when you have money, you have all the time in the world to think. I wasn't sure what it was that i enjoyed so much...and that drove me crazy. But I soon realized it was the creation of the deals, the chase, the business model, etc...which of course ultimately led to money, is what i really enjoyed about business in general. It's changed my whole outlook on almost everything.
I walk down the street today and notice everything. A sign, a logo on Cola can..how would i have done it or designed it to make it more appealing to the consumer? How would i have done it to make it better then the rest? How can i do it now to be better then the rest? To be honest, its like a fucken curse..lol. Walking through the supermarket? Forget it... But it's really something i incredibly enjoy. I put that passion into everything i build. A paysite takes me a little more then a month to create. My backend itself took about 11 months. It's become a truly rewarding business model for me.
So when you say successful people are measure by money, i agree with you to a point. To most, they are measure that way. I tend to measure what they've created. I love to be 'wowed,' inspired, etc. If the money they made are from building something like no other, or something innovating, then it's the most incredible combination to witness. But copying, following trends, etc, holds no merit...and plus is boring as all hell. Unfortunately, there's not to much shit you can do differently on the Adult web other then design...but that's another topic.
I love making money as just as much as the next guy, as thats always the main goal. Just what inspires me to make that cash is a little different then most, thats all.