Although he had an early life with many signals of illness, Maynard was not diagnosed with Bipolar disorder until 2001, by which time he had already founded Internet America, which went public in 1998.

He attended Northern Arizona University from 1985 to 1987 where he graduated in five semesters with honours that included the Wall Street Journal Award, Distinguished Military Scholar, induction into Beta Gamma Sigma and nomination for the Truman Scholarship for excellence in leadership and academics.

[3] The company eventually folded in 2001 after the dot com bubble burst and Maynard became ill with what was later diagnosed as bipolar disorder.

The system created by Maynard and Davis was intended to detect fraudulent actions for a variety of financial services.

SurchX is an enterprise SaaS company that levels the playing field for merchants against bigger players by allowing them to recover their credit card processing fees through surcharging, which is now legal in 44 states.

In the late 1990s while the CEO of Dotsafe, Maynard began to suffer from an as yet undiagnosed illness that affected his work.

After Dotsafe folded during the dotcom bust in 2001, Maynard sought further medical advice on his condition and was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

This therapy was claimed by Maynard to be the main reason for many of his confusing statements about his past, as the treatment affected his memory.