So, in 1993 he sent a questionnaire to everyone who had downloaded the software and asked if they would pay to play if he continued the upgrades. After one year, his wife quit her job as a lab technician at UCSD and came to work for the company. The Cleggs have established headquarters in Pacific Beach and employ 15 people to help run things. Just rolling out is OKbridge University. Online bridge classes are being taught online by certified bridge teachers from around the world.
Classes are for players at every level and some are offered in Spanish.
Clegg attributes OKbridge's success to getting in the game early. With about 10 online bridge clubs, OKbridge was the first and is the biggest paid site. He also points out that the site is not dependent on advertising revenues. The membership fees keep it going.