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Let's say I have a fantastic sushi bar. I'm the main sushi chef and after a multi-year on and off frustrating search I finally found an assistant / apprentice.
by bradleyjg 11y ago
Let's say I have a fantastic sushi bar. I'm the main sushi chef and after a multi-year on and off frustrating search I finally found an assistant / apprentice. We have also have a waiter and a cleaner / busser.
I have lines out the door for the limited hours I'm open, even after raising prices three times. All my employees are well paid, including profit sharing and benefits.
Sushi Combinator wants to give me big multiples of annual earnings to take a minority stake in the business, but in exchange he wants me to try to increase revenue dramatically. Any of the ways I can think of doing so I believe, even if successful, will leave me less happy than running the business I have now.
Should I take the money?
- tcdent 11y agoFirst, I don't believe YC's only goal is to dramatically increase revenue. Though, to entertain your analogy: Why not develop the next-level sushi fish? One that not only dazzles your exclusive audience in texture and taste, but is a delight to work with and more satisfying to cut. > Should I take the money? If you want to do big things, then yes. If your happiness relies on staying a sushi chef, you are a sushi chef, not an entrepreneur.
- cperciva 11y agoI have absolutely no problem with saying that I'm not an entrepreneur.