>That's not how it happened.

Granted, you know better than me.

>I like to think of myself as a grown up

By "grown up" I just mean someone experienced with running the business side. I wouldn't call myself "a grown up" either in that sense, having never done that.

> Marketing and ad sales is out of our direct control and has been lacking

Sorry to hear that. Seems like a common story for startups. I think you guys could do well with a paid model like Metafilter's.