If this was an IT story, it would be about someone with SAP skills only, wondering why his startup wasn't turning in a profit like the Perl guy's next door...

If this was an IT story, it would be about someone with SAP skills only, wondering why his startup wasn't turning in a profit like the Perl guy's next door... Running a company is always a compromise between stubbornly doing what you think is best and trying to please everyone involved with limited means. If you can't afford much of the former and can't stand the latter, it's probably not for you.