[Hell Puppy]

-Where are you from? Where have you lived?

Pedigree Georgia boy. They have papers on me.

-What do you do in the Adult industry?

Everything. We've been 90%+ self contained dating back to 1997, which means over time I've done just about everything. The exception is pose for pics, be thankful for that.

-What other jobs have you done outside of Adult? Which of those jobs (if any or all) molded you for what you do now?

I.T. senior management.

-Name 5 people (if you can) that you would still interact with and why if you were to leave the Adult industry completely?

I wouldn't intentionally NOT talk to anyone just because I left the industry. At the bare minimum I suspect I'd keep up with most of the locals. I still talk to people I went to college with, held previous jobs with, etc, adult would be no different.

-Is there anyone you wish were eliminated from the industry?

Although I hate anyone who pisses in the well, I'm a firm believer in leaving regulation and intervention out of it and letting a free market work itself out. Shorter answer: no.

-Who in the industry do you believe does not get enough credit for what they do?

The recruiters who keep the talent pool of young hotties stocked. Anyone can learn to take pics, produce a site, buy traffic, etc. But go try to find yourself a few young hotties who'll agree in writing to have their naked ass plastered all over the net, and you'll quickly find it aint easy even in the most target rich of environments.

-How old are you?

39

-Are you married? Significant other?

No, regardless of what Peaches says about me and Richard N. Bush.

-What services do you seek out? In other words, are you always looking for content, designers, payout promotions?

Always looking for traffic like anyone else. Beyond that, our designers are constantly overworked these days. I'd consider outsourcing some bulk deals on banners and galleries if the price were right.

-What services do you provide and why are your services something everyone should use?

We pretty much do our own thing and only do private deals with people we really know. We may open our doors a little wider soon though. I keep threatening.

What services / programs / host / designers / etc., do you recommend? People / services you use.

I aint touching this one with a 10 foot pole, I'll leave out someone and offend them.

-Do you see yourself in this industry in 1 year? 5 years?

1 year, probably. 5 year, maybe.

-Where does your handle come from?

I used it in college in the "online communities" that were on the campus computer systems. When I started using the adult boards, I tried to use simple stuff like my initials, but seems my initials are the same as some rather large players in the biz and caused confusion. So I tried several others on for size, and changed handles over and over. I had been after "hellpuppy.com" for years and when I finally secured it, I decided that was once again also going to be my handle.

-Have you ever worked for / owned another adult program / service?

I once tried my hand at working for a bunch of mainstreamers who had a brilliant idea for an alternative billing mechanism. My advice to anyone who gets startup and IPO fever, understand the financing thoroughly and verify it all before you commit your time and energy to it. They still owe me money. Also took away alot of momentum and energy from my own stuff while fucking around with them. Very costly experience, but it paid massive dividends in lessons learned.

-Do you enjoy talking business on the phone, or would you rather keep things limited to icq / email?

Email first and foremost. Email is how I organize everything, if you email me about something I will deal with it and get back to you as soon as I can. ICQ is second, but I generally only turn it on after I'm pretty much done working for the day. Phone is last. I'll use the phone when a quick conversation will save two days of back and forth, but phone people generally suck the hours right out of the day if you let 'em.

-If you were given 1 million dollars tax-free today, what would you do with it?

Blow a small percentage of it just for shits and giggles. Invest the rest in property, a few stocks and bonds, and maybe buy another small business purely as an investment.

-Do you consider $1000 a lot of money? Why or why not?

Depends on context. If I found it in the seat cushions, yeah. If it was the size of a dinner check for two people, yeah. As part of my personal wealth? No. Consider it this way, if I lose $1000 in the market on a given day, does it bother me? Not at all.

-If you were to submit a business proposal regarding the infrastructure of a new affiliate program, what is one portion of that proposal that would stand out? In other words, what would you consider the single most important feature that would make or break your program?

Exclusive content. No cookie cutter sites.

-Do you think TGP people lie about the numbers? Is TGP traffic a goldmine, or is it worthless?

To steal one from serge, the soup needs water too, TGP's provide ALOT of water.

If you provide a service, can you offer people in this thread a deal?

I can recommend a good steakhouse in almost any large city in the U.S.

What are you working on now personally, both adult, non-adult, as an employee or owner?

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. Ask me again in a month.

What are you good at?

I am creative. I'm an idea man.