Tim Stokely
I think the adult industry is typically ahead of the curve when it comes to new tech and I think content behind a paywall model really, really suited.

Alex Barker
is a former merchant banker. If Tim is an unlikely pornographer, Guy is a complete fish out of water. Before OnlyFans, Guy was retired. He’s mild-mannered and ever so polite.

Tim Stokely
There was a healthy amount of skepticism. Got invested in some of the previous platforms. Some had gone really well, some really badly. After many attempts to convince him, I remember Guy saying, okay. . .

Patricia Nilsson
The early days for Tim were a hard slog. He sent hundreds of emails to performers and influencers trying to explain how much money they could make on OnlyFans.

Tim Stokely
I remember receiving one email from one influencer saying, “this is hands-down the most stupid business idea I’ve ever heard in my life.”

Alex Barker
OnlyFans launched in 2016. One thing that really put the wind in its sails was a clever referral program giving creators a cut of other people’s earnings if they brought them to the platform. Guy thought Tim’s goal of half a million pounds revenue in 2017 was totally ridiculous. They ended up with ?2.4 million. A lot of the creators were adult performers and sitting with the Stokelys, that’s something you can easily forget. They don’t seem like porn people. (suite…)