Bullshit!!!!
As so rightly said in "Blazing Saddles" the bitch was inventing the Candygram.
I mean...shaving , skimming freehosts ,geo routing traffic , routing traffic by referrer and browser..timon/nixon inventing/refining the popup , my own AVS trick ...
These were strokes of fucking genius.
People are constantly reinventing or finding new angles.
People will still start this year and make fucking millions!
I'd compare someone chances of making a fortune in this business to the chances of some kid from Manchester playing for Man Utd.
In the 70's a foriegn player meant Scottish , now the catchment area is bigger but there are still 11 slots.
Most either make millions and move onto non web ventures and do well.
Most either make millions and move onto non web ventures and blow it.
Make millions and blow it , "living the life".Try and comeback and just can't get it again
Make millions and retire happily to Boca ;-)
Make A million then open a board and hope it fixes the loss in income from there affiliate program , but basically end up retiring by early 2006
I think I am the first to have done this one...
Make a few millions , become a drunk and basically bleed money away.
Sober up , come back , and make a bloody fortune again
Even out of the class of 2000 at Netpond/Whitcon to the best of my knowledge the following are the only ones doing pretty damn good...
Me
Anthony
Bishop
Jayman ( who'd a thought it , eh?)
heather , P8 , redlion ( retired doing good in real world)...gone...
All the others who are around are basically either earning a living , or not...
( sorry for the rant)