My friend wants to own a brewery and was an accountant, my other friends are in finance, banking, etc. Last time we hung out we had fun going over the business plan of the brewery my friend was working for in detail down to costs. It was a fun chat. My other friend wants to start a honky tonk in his hometown, he's in construction but was also quite interested.
I don't remember all the details that's what paper is for, we got down to salary and % ownership stake while at a burger joint in rural Texas on our way to a lake.
I got to Texas 2 days early to hang out with my friend who I hadn't seen in a while. We went to 5 micro breweries in 5 meals so he could scout them out and get my feedback (just general dude) on the decor, food, beer selection, location. We talked about that interlaced with talk of families and friends.
Lol, just what I said - accountants (plus bankers, finance guys etc).
Discussing business plans, scouting locations, splitting ownership stakes... all the fun parts of starting a business. Not so cool: years later, getting deep in the weeds bitching about raw material cost increases down to the percentage point.
he was evaluating an existing business he was essentually running as the accountant to buy. 3 of the people at the table were me: software, a guy in construction, and a guy who installs gym floors and is a local politican.
but hey adjuat my narritive to fit your world view.
How did I adjust your narrative? You mentioned the bankers and finance guys, not me.
Again, plenty of people are interested and excited about starting a business. It's fun! I'm not surprised the construction guy and the politician are involved. But they aren't so interested years later when you're miserable and complaining about your cost increases and explaining it all down to the penny.
I don't remember all the details that's what paper is for, we got down to salary and % ownership stake while at a burger joint in rural Texas on our way to a lake.
I got to Texas 2 days early to hang out with my friend who I hadn't seen in a while. We went to 5 micro breweries in 5 meals so he could scout them out and get my feedback (just general dude) on the decor, food, beer selection, location. We talked about that interlaced with talk of families and friends.
I really don't think it's uncommon.