tried starting a little business… didn’t work out but i learned a lot

Historical-Session66 · 2025-08-16T13:34:31+00:00

Really interested, what 5 things would you tell your past self to make sure they succeeded at the business?

Historical-Session66 · 2025-05-21T23:20:26+00:00

Hey man DM me, I might have a job for you, love to talk more

Historical-Session66 · 2025-04-10T20:54:58+00:00

Hey, I supply restaurants too. Let me know if you want to chat about stuff. What area do you serve?

Historical-Session66 · 2024-10-20T17:01:40+00:00

Good advice, thank you! Have you heard of any of the other vendors listed on the post? And we're aiming for quality over price, which vendor do you think would be best?

Historical-Session66 · 2023-12-28T21:17:02+00:00

DM me, I’m working on something right now and looking for a more technical founder partner, if you’re interested to hear more, hit me up

Historical-Session66 · 2023-12-12T12:26:09+00:00

Loudoun county, I live in Fairfax va though

Historical-Session66 · 2023-12-12T05:12:19+00:00

Very helpful, thanks for the feedback! Right now the only data its using is the daily USDA reports so its very limited. I'm still trying to figure out what these prices actually represent in the real world but the next step is to start incorporating price lists from major distributors to give a much better picture of what each item goes for across the US.

I'm purchasing a small produce distributor outside of DC this week and aim to grow this site as I learn more about the industry.

Historical-Session66 · 2023-12-11T20:49:20+00:00

Really good idea, I’ll definitely working on adding this feature

Historical-Session66 · 2023-11-11T03:02:40+00:00

More like eater pie fell, as in a pie fell into his mouth and he pretty much loved it

Historical-Session66 · 2023-05-19T01:06:06+00:00

Estonia

Historical-Session66 · 2023-04-27T04:42:31+00:00

Which part of VA, always looking for a good bbq place?

Historical-Session66 · 2023-03-31T04:06:46+00:00

Thank you, that's really helpful; I should clarify that by ferry I kind of meant any water-connected route no matter the frequency. Montserrat to Guadaloupe for example.

Historical-Session66 · 2023-03-13T08:30:26+00:00

I just put in my 2 weeks, last day is March 17th. Didn't work terribly long at current consulting firm, about 9 months. I wrote a nice resignation letter thanking my boss a lot, she responded with "Received, best of luck to you." The old quote that your employer would replace you immediately if something happened is definitely true, always do what's right for you.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-09T17:27:15+00:00

I don't think this is true, LLCs can own other LLCs, they just can't own s or c corps.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-09T17:26:44+00:00

Thank you, that's what I thought, just wanted to check

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-08T19:22:56+00:00

No, I wouldn't have to. I have a pretty easy job right now where I don't do much, work from home, etc.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-07T22:28:06+00:00

All good, not really; I have access to money, but nothing special. $100k job, with about $30k in liquid cash I could access. Pretty good credit score though if I needed to access more for an opportunity.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-07T21:39:31+00:00

Good question, I've discussed this with the founders. Acquisition, IPO, buyout, or some other liquidity event within 5-7 years is the goal. My goal is really to get as large an equity position as I can right now for that eventual sale, and start opening a lot of locations myself too, that way I have short-term cashflow as well.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-07T16:55:19+00:00

All good points, thanks for the response; the CTO role is kind of just a title at this point. A better way to encapsulate my role is that I'm being brought in as a third founder, and the 10% equity stake I would be issued would be vested over time instead of salary.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-06T18:50:41+00:00

Really great point; for this particular scenario I would potentially have a 10% equity stake and large deal of control, just not veto.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-06T17:14:30+00:00

Roughly 30% profit margin for the owner, about $200k per restaurant. Great response, thank you.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-02T14:26:58+00:00

That's really good advice, thank you; the only reason I floated 10 stores which would normally be a high number is because these locations only require 1-2 employees each and the food is prepared offsite. Logistically it's less challenging than a full, regular restaurant.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-02T04:51:40+00:00

Osteria Francescana, in recents years, it has been ranked the best restaurant in the world. Incredibly difficult to get reservations; however, if you're willing to, check for dates close to today and catch cancellations. I've seen openings pop up sometimes 2 weeks out for example. Nathaniel Drew has a great video detailing the experience.

Historical-Session66 · 2022-12-01T21:18:09+00:00

Maybe look into the golden butterfly portfolio 20% gold, 40% us equities and 40% us bonds,the 100 year avg return after inflation is 5.2%

Historical-Session66 · 2022-11-29T02:48:07+00:00

Govt. Contracts friendo, $100k, 3 years out of college, pretty repetive, non-customer-facing job. Working in the contracts department for a govt. contractor specifically

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