Danni's Hard Drive
Pioneering paid adult website launched July 4, 1995.
American former model, director, producer & internet entrepreneur
Danni Ashe
Danni Ashe is an American former model, director, producer and internet entrepreneur born January 16, 1968 in Beaufort, South Carolina, who became a pioneering paid-web entrepreneur with Danni's Hard Drive in 1995.
- Born
- January 16, 1968
- Age
- 58
Biography
Danni Ashe biography
Danni Ashe is an American former model, director, producer and internet entrepreneur born Leah Nicole Flinn on January 16, 1968 in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Her entertainment career predates the commercial web, but her most historically significant project was Danni's Hard Drive, launched on July 4, 1995 after Ashe taught herself HTML and built a subscription business around original digital content.
Forbes and WIRED documented the site as a profitable early internet enterprise and an influential example of paid online media.
Basic information
Personal & professional details
- Name
- Danni Ashe
- Born
- January 16, 1968
- Age
- 58
- Birthplace
- Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
- Profession
- American former model, director, producer & internet entrepreneur
- Location
- Beaufort, South Carolina / United States
- Also known as
- Leah Nicole Flinn, Danielle Ashe
- Known for
- Danni's Hard Drive, 1995 subscription-site launch, Pioneering adult internet entrepreneurship, 2000 Guinness recognition, 2006 XRCO Hall of Fame
Career
Career timeline
1991
Professional work period
Commons records the start of Ashe's broader professional work period in 1991.
1995
Danni's Hard Drive launches
Launched the subscription website on July 4.
2000
Guinness recognition
Public records list Guinness certification tied to exceptional image-download traffic.
2006
XRCO Hall of Fame
Commons records Ashe's XRCO Hall of Fame induction.
Works