Greetings all:Originally Posted by Lee
This is John Paul, aka JP aka Teh BoyAlley. My account looks to be banned (might not be can't tell but I can't get into it), so I'm having to use this one.
Well Lee, I guess there are two ways of looking at this.
Either exiting out after 18 months is a sign of failure. OR the fact that I created a company from nothing that has already generated well into the 6 figures, and will sell for 6 figures, in 18 months shows I know a good bit about business and how to turn a company and a profit? Not a bad paycheck for 18 months work, and I suspect it's considerably higher than many of those in here who are jumping on your bandwagon to criticize me.
Hell, in the last 8 months I've raised about $30,000 for charity alone in this industry, which is almost equal to what I'd say the average webmaster seems to make.
All and all, I'm very pleased with the last 18 months and what I've accomplished, and don't feel that I've failed at all. I'm actually pretty proud of it.
Could I have done more? Sure I could have! But I was a newbie to adult and had a lot to learn while I was going about things. I'm confident that lessons that I've learned will make my next project even more successful. Live and learn live and learn!
I've grown to respect many in this industry, and understand their importance on the front lines of freedom of speech. However, I never planned on running AlleyBucks for the rest of my life. I'm already partnered with a large straight company to start a new straight affiliate program. Guess what? I'll probably only run that for 18 months before exiting too. After that? Who knows, I'll probably leave adult all together and move on to a new industry to learn new things and interact with new people.
For me, I've started and sold 8 companies already. It's what I do, and it's what I'm good at. For some people, starting companies just to sell them would seem ridiculous and a nightmare. I love the challenge of getting into new industries, starting new projects, and growing them to the point that other people want to pay a premium to acquire them. The daily grind of running an established company just isn't something that I enjoy.
BTW Lee, since you've been making observations about me, I'm going to take the liberty of making an observation about you:
Why do you always have to play the role of the bitter old queen? You should try playing the part of someone happy with life that gets along with other people for a change. You just might find that you like it.
To Everyone Else: Thanks so much to those of you that I've worked with, learned from, and had the occasional friendly conversations with. There are some really great people in the gay side of this industry, and I wish you all the best of success!
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