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A common thread of conversations I've had with craft brewers is that you spend a significant part of your day cleaning. This line from the article struck a cho
by vitus 4y ago
A common thread of conversations I've had with craft brewers is that you spend a significant part of your day cleaning.
This line from the article struck a chord:
> The founder of a cafe becomes a mopper and accountant.
To me, the takeaway is that there's a lot of upkeep that's needed to keep things running smoothly, and especially in smaller operations, you'll end up doing a lot of things that you wouldn't expect to be part of your job description.
- JohnFen 4y agoExactly right. If you own the business, all of the jobs in it are yours. You can hire people to help you do them, but they're yours in the end. The other thing people often fail to take into account (particularly in software) is that outside of VC-backed startups, the smart owner will spend a significant period of time making little to nothing from their business. In my last successful startup, I made minimum wage computed on a 40 hour workweek (although I worked twice that much) for about 4 years. I was the lowest-paid person on the payroll by a significant margin. You make up for it in the long term if the business succeeds, but you have to be willing and able to weather a period of little to no income in the meantime.