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« on: April 07, 2011, 06:17:42 PM »
Long-time TOUAMB lurker, new poster. I found this and wanted to share it with you.


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When it comes to creating merchandise, says Onstad, 33, whose Silicon Valley-based webcomic earns around a quarter of a million dollars in annual sales and was named the No. 1 graphic novel of 2007 on Time.com, "I do what I feel like, and if it's in the Achewood sensibility, chances are it will connect with readers and stick as a product."



http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2008/september/196208.html
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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2011, 06:24:00 PM »
Very interesting. Assuming he is a good saver, a few years of that would certainly explain why now he can take his time coming up with a new project.

And so much for our skills at internet-stalking - that article is from 2008 and none of us found it in all that time.
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2011, 06:28:23 PM »
Interesting. And remember, Achewood is just a niche market item.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2011, 06:30:34 PM »
Man, I would love to "do what I feel like" creatively and make even a quarter of that. Maybe there is hope for my niche market items as well.
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2011, 07:04:16 PM »
Sales or profits?

If he's only selling $250,000 worth of product he's netting a hell of a lot less than that.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2011, 07:29:39 PM »
Whether that's a net number OR a gross number...

I just don't get how the guy walked out the door so bitterly.

Did he just have so many Stanford/golf buddies who got out before the tech bubble burst as millionaires that his whole measure of success is fucked?
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2011, 07:32:14 PM »
No man, being big time is scary so you counter that with some talking down so you can deal.
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2011, 08:26:31 PM »
Quote from: AugustWest on April 07, 2011, 07:04:16 PM
If he's only selling $250,000 worth of product he's netting a hell of a lot less than that.

Well, OK. But still, if I sold $250,000 of product, I'd be beside myself with glee.
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2011, 08:47:32 PM »
Quote from: littlefallsmets on April 07, 2011, 07:29:39 PM
Whether that's a net number OR a gross number...

I just don't get how the guy walked out the door so bitterly.
Um, because he's kind of a dick? I thought we established this already. You know how they say money doesn't buy happiness? It's actually true! I know, I was surprised too, but there it is.
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« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2011, 09:00:41 PM »
Quote from: Nabubrush on April 07, 2011, 08:47:32 PM
Um, because he's kind of a dick? I thought we established this already. You know how they say money doesn't buy happiness? It's actually true! I know, I was surprised too, but there it is.

I'm already happy.  I just want some money so I can party.
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« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2011, 09:01:30 PM »
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I'm already happy.  I just want some money so I can party.

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« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2011, 10:15:35 PM »
Quote from: littlefallsmets on April 07, 2011, 07:29:39 PM
I just don't get how the guy walked out the door so bitterly.
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...You know how they say money doesn't buy happiness? It's actually true! I know, I was surprised too, but there it is.
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I'm already happy.  I just want some money so I can party.
Cans all the way down on this one.
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« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2011, 10:43:48 PM »
Quote from: pmcd9 on April 07, 2011, 09:00:41 PM
I'm already happy.  I just want some money so I can party.

I invited you to my party. You should have been there. Open bar and everything.
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« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2011, 11:25:00 PM »
This podcast on the topic is pretty informative and interesting.
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« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2011, 12:27:48 AM »
Oh, and by the way: welcome badwhite! Don't mind the stains.
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