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Ah, memories. In 1999 I was working for a soon to be doomed music startup, and recall being at a lunch with the founder, who was even younger than me in my earl
by CPLX 11y ago
Ah, memories. In 1999 I was working for a soon to be doomed music startup, and recall being at a lunch with the founder, who was even younger than me in my early 20's glory. He was quite impressed with himself having raised $1MM and hired a team of 20-30 or so of us.
Me: [Suggesting we should consider a couple things that would give us some revenue, and be mindful of spending]
Him: Listen, you're pushing it here. No offense to your economics degree but it's not like you've founded a business that's made more money than I have.
Me: Of course I have.
Him: When exactly did that happen?
Me: I ran a profitable lawn service business. I don't know the exact figure but we netted thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the business, which is about half a million dollars more than this business, as far as I can tell.
Him: [Grrk, change the subject...]