Originally posted by Mathman
Not that I am a math teacher or anything, but you are forgetting one part of your equation.
HINT: How many months in a year do people pay for AH?
I'm not forgetting that. Companies pay their bills on a monthly basis, just like you and me.
Someone speculated that HiTech takes $100,000 annually. Based upon considerably less than 1 million in gross revenues, that seems a bit high. Yet, I really hope he does earn that much, even more. Then again, that's not our place to speculate in detail, not being any of our business.
Overall operating costs, phones, servers, lights, rent, taxes, benefit package for personnel, new equipment, various and sundry expenses, plus salaries... These must consume most of their income every month. The fact that they are making capital improvements tells me that they are extraordinary business managers, and/or reinvest their personal income in their company.
Granted, the cost of living and doing business in Texas is certainly a great deal less expensive than doing such in New York. However, that doesn't make it inexpensive either.
Personally, I think that they're doing a remarkable job, and wish them not only success in business, but hope they reap the personal rewards of a job extremely well done. What they are doing (and doing well) is anything but easy. I'd love to see their business plan.
My regards,
Widewing
