Billionaire Porn King Reinvents Himself as a Tech Startup Guru

[Bladewire]

Interesting, I've never heard of this guy have you?

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Imagine the publisher of Pornhub.com being asked to address Harvard University undergraduates on the virtues of running a socially responsible business. That?s basically what happened in Japan this past December, when the country?s most prestigious private university extended an invitation to adult entertainment mogul Keishi Kameyama.

After years of being rejected for bank loans and frozen out of business deals, the onetime pariah is now being embraced as an internet pioneer, and even a role model. His ever-evolving media and technology empire, DMM.com, started with pornography but has grown into a vast collection of enterprises that have made him one of Japan?s richest people.

Kameyama got an important vote of confidence a few years ago when filmmaker ?Beat? Takeshi Kitano agreed to appear in ads for his start-up incubator, and the endorsements have come quickly since. In December, there was the invitation from Keio University students to discuss his work investing in Africa and supporting young entrepreneurs. A month later, Japan?s most popular weekly magazine hired him to write a column for its website, Bunshun Online, offering parenting and relationship advice. In April, undergraduates surveyed by the Nikkei newspaper picked him as one of Japan?s top 100 employers, ahead of IBM and Google.

?We?re always trying new things, so people think: ?if you work there, interesting stuff is going to happen.? It?s like, ?what?s he?s going to do next, shoot off a rocket??? Kameyama said with a laugh during an extended interview in which he talked about his family, his finances and the complicated ethics of the business that made him wealthy.

It may seem strange that the operator of an online mall for hardcore sex videos has won such public acceptance, but Japan has always had a sort of look-the-other-way tolerance for pornography. More significantly, Kameyama has expanded into an eclectic portfolio of businesses that now include a currency trading platform, video games, an online English school and solar farms. Last year, porn was less than a third of the group?s $1.7 billion in sales.

?People are starting to realize just how smart this guy is,? says Akira Ishihara, president at Tokyo-based consultancy Kiseki Keiei Risya, who featured Kameyama at a seminar on start-ups last year. ?He?s extremely forward-looking and the way he puts cash to work is just very, very smart.?

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[JuicyBunny]

DMM is huge. An amazing company that surprises us every month.

Need a goat? They rent 'em. No BS. They will have a panel at webmaster access.

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by JuicyBunny

DMM is huge. An amazing company that surprises us every month.

Need a goat? They rent 'em. No BS. They will have a panel at webmaster access.

Can't believe I missed that one damn lol

[JFK]

Originally Posted by JuicyBunny

DMM is huge. An amazing company that surprises us every month.

Need a goat? They rent 'em. No BS. They will have a panel at webmaster access.

How much for the goat ?

[JuicyBunny]

Originally Posted by JFK

How much for the goat ?

Its a bit expensive. More than a buck fiddy. ;) But they do a damn good job mowing the fields. Fertilizing as they go.

Kameyama's story is inspiring. Thanks for posting.