CNV.com Inc. (formerly known as Convergence Inc.) was started by current owner Dave Levine in late 1994. In 1995 CNV opened an internet mall selling lobsters, sneakers, watches, paintings, t-shirts, etc. The idea was to take orders over the internet and forward those orders to other companies to do the shipping. Since SEXTOY.com had the most sales, highest profit margins, and biggest traffic in the mall, CNV later decided to focus on sextoys. In 1996, CNV.com Inc. created the first affiliate program for adult products. An affiliate program allows anyone to sign up and get their own sextoy site for free. They can make the site look like their own, but CNV handles the orders and fulfillment and then sends the affiliate a commission check each month for the sales in their store. CNV now runs the one of the largest affiliate networks for adult products on the internet under the domain: SexToySex.com. . CNV also started a wholesale membership club and is the one of the largest at selling sextoys at wholesale prices on the internet through SextoyClub.com. CNV ships to wholesalers in bulk and also dropships directly to the wholesaler's customers.

Business Philosophy

• Vision is Power - The old adage used to be knowledge is power, but that was when information was scarce. Now that information is plentiful and inexpensive, knowledge is pretty easy to come by. The key today is vision. Knowledge is important, but without a vision, you'll find yourself paralyzed by indecision.

• Business is Art - Businessmen stifle creativity by putting on blue suits and joining the corporate autocracy while most artists feel that a concern for money will inhibit their artistic expression. My goal is to show that an artistic business person will earn more money than the conservative businessman and will create more relevant art than the starving artist.

• The Pursuit for Profits is Noble - Each business transaction is an agreement that a trade of money for goods is a net gain for both parties. If you want to feed the poor, instead of begging for donations; start a company and work hard earning money for 20 years. Then sellout and use your wealth to build a well funded organization to help the poor.

• Build a life, not a company - Building a system that earns money is an important part of life, but for a complete happy life, we also need to focus on being good at building relationships, staying healthy, having fun, etc.

• Be creative with work partnerships - The employer/employee relationship is a social contract as well as a business contract. Rather than hire, I prefer contractors, software, and consultants. We focus on cash for work results, and rely on ourselves as well as friends and family rather than the corporation to focus on health and social well being.

• Focus - We believe the key to making money is to focus on a growing product or service that we can deliver significantly better than our competition.