moot made 4chan and ran it off servers in his basement because he was inspired by Futaba channel and 2chan, and he wanted to create an English-oriented forum to

moot made 4chan and ran it off servers in his basement because he was inspired by Futaba channel and 2chan, and he wanted to create an English-oriented forum to discuss anime with others in an anonymous fashion. I wouldn't say he got nothing to show for it, considering his goal never was financial gain or anything of the sort.