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Wow. I just read the Inc Magazine article about this guy from 2009: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090101/and-the-money-comes-rol...

Highlights:

1. The site makes $10 million/year. 2. He has three employees, all customer service. He does everything else. 3. He pays himself $5 million/year.

This quote is particularly telling: "At other sites, when one thing goes slightly wrong, the reaction is to buy more servers or hire a Ph.D.," he says. "It's almost unbelievable -- it's like people are trying to justify their jobs by spending money. This isn't rocket science."




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