Originally Posted by Rochard

The Day I met Niko Bimini.

A few years ago directly before Phoenix Forum I was working at the Lightspeed Office when I got a phone call from a "local photographer" who wanted to break into the adult internet. I talked to him for a few minutes, wanted to get him off my phone, and told him - rather bluntly - that if he was a real photographer interested in working in the adult internet he would surely be attending Phoenix Forum the next day. I even gave him the suite number to the Lightspeed Party suite.

The next day, first day of Phoenix Forum, there I am in the middle of the afternoon in a very important business meeting when there is a knock on the door. Steve answers the door, and it's this Niko Bimini character is asking for me. Bad fucking timing.

However, I met Niko, spent the weekend "networking" with him, and perhaps even saw him naked (which isn't that uncommon with Niko). A short time later he was working full time in the industry, was working for Lightspeed Cash, and had opened up his own program. He's a quick learner.

Niko and I are still good friends today. Beat that for networking.... It's possible Phoenix Forum changed the direciton of Niko's life....