I started out on most of the forums as webdiversity. I did that because Dixon Jones (Receptional) and Barry Lloyd (MakeMeTop) had done so at WMW and I thought that was what you did. Didn't realise it was against the TOS.
Sold Web Diversity in 2006 (got stiffed), but did get to set up shop in Hong Kong with money from the company that bought it.
Set up affiliate network in 2007 and changed name when company who bought Web Diversity decided to close the doors because of Sarbannes Oxley (for a publicly traded company they sucked at finance).
Sold that affiliate network in early 2009 and after 12 months of working for the new buyers decided to leave with nothing to go to.
Since then have been consulting (which, when I employed people consulting=jobless/unemployed) and playing around with various automation, datafeeds, Wordpress plugins etc. looking for the next big thing.
Nice to see some of the old names and faces, but seeing the pictures of Islington etc. reminds me of not being able to see lazerzubb here, and that helps me to focus on the important things in life - family, friends etc.
I spend 7 months of the year in the UK, 4 months of the year in Northern Cyprus and a month doing shows/speaking at gigs etc.