Just Quit My Day Job!!! (after 15 years)
 

So I finally quit my day job!

15 years ago I started a design company called ThinkMango.com. It's morphed, grown, shrunk, changed form, and grown again...

4 years ago, I started HookUP as a side project and began growing that... Over the past 3 years, I made a conscious effort to replace myself out of everything that I did at Mango, brought on 2 partners, and kept moving more and more of my time to HookUP.com, but still running 2 companies.

Yesterday was it... I sold out my shares (took a note payable) and signed all of the paperwork to my partners leaving 100% of my time devoted to HookUP.

15 years is a long time!
Walking away and not having to think about the day to day operations of a company that's been my baby for 15 years is huge!

Thought I'd share.

Cheers,

J. :321GFY

Congrats Jason and best of luck to you on growing HookUp.com :thumbsup

Congratulations!!! That's a great accomplishment you should be proud of!!!

Kudos to you!
Good luck with hookup for sure!

congrats! i remember that feeling.

p.s. i like mangos

Congrats, well done job man! :thumbsup

congrats mate, now you can look back and say i have done something in my life...

I am so excited for you! Congrats my man!!!

Congrats!

I think most people coming to this business (an online in general) are just focused on getting rich quick.

Taking 15 years to build your companies and setting a system so that you can seel it it's a great acomplishment. congrats!

Congrats :D!

With a domain name like Hookup.com, you will not regret!
Good Luck!

Congrats & good luck with HookUp.com :thumbsup

congrats :)

Waking up not having to think about payroll, employee issues, etc. was pretty sweet.

Congrats!

As someone who jumped off the treadmill almost 3 years ago, I can tell you its scary at first -- but I wouldn't trade it for anything. If I'm going to work for an asshole, it might as well be me.

Congratulations. I still remember the day I quit the best job I had ever had to work for myself. Truly an amazing and rewarding experience.

Well there is no question that the service business is very difficult. Building websites, design, marketing, etc. for clients... trying to make them happy is very difficult.

Get rich quick this has not been... HookUP has been a growing learning experience... But marketing a product seems to be a better biz model.

Now... How to make affiliates happy?

Anyone know? :winkwink:

Yeah, I've always been the asshole... Started Mango when I was 23. And I'd guess that I'm pretty much unemployable at this point... But so are my partners on HookUP. :1orglaugh

Congrats, hope it works out!

Nice finish :)

congrats !

sounds like a good move :thumbsup

Good for you!!!

It's not easy to let go of your baby, but at some point you have to do it, and move on to the next point in your life.

It is better to do one thing right than to do several things half-assed.

I know how hard it is, and I wish you all the best... :thumbsup

Good luck,

ADG

Buy me a pony.

It really is difficult to run more than 1 company... When you run 1 you have to do what ever it takes... When you have 2 it's easier to procrastinate on the things you don't like and spend the time where you are passionate. - That being said, I'm always looking for new ideas. ;)

I was trying to find the post of the GirlsRidingHorses... That's been floating around the last couple days.

Congrats bro and best of luck to you

Congrats bro, best of luck, and an amazing business move :thumbsup

Wow dude! good for you.. thats what its all about :)
Best of luck
Duke

Congrats, I hope Hookup turns out as good if not better than mango

Congrats, all the best

I like boulder... the best town I've ever been in.... congrats on your

All the best!

congrats :)

Congratulations and you have an awesome domain name! Best of luck!

congrats. just signed up as an affiliate. have some ideas for your links on some sites. good luck!

Best of luck on your undertakings!

I hope everything goes well. I remember not having to think about the day to day responsibilities of running a small company. Those times were sweet. I might do the same in a few years...

Hit me up, I'd love to hear any and all ideas! We are absolutely still in the early stages of traffic development and are learning all we can. :thumbsup

Just added you to ICQ, I'm HookUPcom on ICQ.

I think we are going to see some massive things from HookUp.. I believe we had a few chats and you were moving right along.

Hit me any time you need and CONGRATS on the move to full time with this.

Congrats and heres to your continued success!

Awesome, glad to hear it and best of luck.

Will you be at Xbiz next week? Hit me up on ICQ.

-Michelle

Congrats, it's never easy to walk away from something you put so much into!

Congrats!

congrats man

Congrats man, what was the day job?

Congrats mate !! And Good luck !!

So is making money while you sleep, aye? Congrats Jason!

Congrats man. Seems like you created a perfect transition.

Congrats that sounds awesome :D:thumbsup

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