Fuck Partnerships I'm Done

Partnerships rarely work. Sucks. Even with good intentions shit goes south.

I've had 2 partnerships in a serious business venture and both times I got fucked hard.

The second time I saw it coming and cut my losses which led to getting police called on me after a midnight liquidation, but inevitably no charges filed because of the hassle of going to court in a state neither of us lived in, and half of it was mine. He'd come in as an investor, turned the employee's against me and basically took over the business and outed me within 60 days.

The first time my partner killed every deal I lined up, wanting a ridiculous amount, then by the time he sold it he claimed the expenses were more than he got for it and kept all the money.
 


SomeGoodE said:
i won't lie i initially laughed at this b/c you talked so much trash in the other post, riding the nuts of eliquid too hard
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Best of Luck on future ventures.
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It's just about respect, my point to you is that if you want to get respect here then you have to give it. And I stand by that. I can't hate on dreaming big, it's necessary but why burn bridges? Why close doors? If you are truly successful you will have plenty of natural enemies without arbitrarily pissing people off.

Good luck to you too :)
 
Don't partner, employ.


Yeah, I know

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There's no such thing as 'partner'. Either you're the person in charge, or you're following the person in charge. When you start a business, be perfectly honest with yourself about who you want to be - the former? Or the latter?

Pick one, cuz 50-50 doesn't work. Ever. Period. Look at any successful company, and you'll see that there's 1 person in charge, not 2. There maybe a couple exceptions to this rule (Google for example), but overall, there needs to be 1 person with absolute control over the business.

If you want to be the boss, launch with majority control, and hang on to that control firmly as you grow your company. Zuckerburg now owns less than 25% of facebook but he still rules the board with an iron fist.

If you're not the boss, then you have no control, and the venture should be nothing more than a pitstop while you get all your ducks in a row to start something where you are the boss. If things go sideways, oh well.

Oh, and don't ever go into business with family. Shit woman.
 
I was really into computers back in the 90's when I was just a little kid but was always pushed to play sports. Had a short period of time where I'd play with photoshop, illustrator, 3d studio max, etc. Read a C++ book and made some simple stuff one summer but that's it.

Kind of frustrating that I have to outsource all of my developer work. Nothing stopping me from learning now, but I can't help but wish I would have taken the time when I was younger to learn to program.

Wish I could chug mountain dew and bang out some side projects every weekend. Anyone else feel the same?
 
acidie said:
I was really into computers back in the 90's when I was just a little kid but was always pushed to play sports. Had a short period of time where I'd play with photoshop, illustrator, 3d studio max, etc. Read a C++ book and made some simple stuff one summer but that's it.

Kind of frustrating that I have to outsource all of my developer work. Nothing stopping me from learning now, but I can't help but wish I would have taken the time when I was younger to learn to program.

Wish I could chug mountain dew and bang out some side projects every weekend. Anyone else feel the same?
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Kinda odd considering your sig there..
 
You have to find a way to grab this bull by the horns. I have faith in you. Where is your partner located? And when is the roasting?
 
Zaino said:
You have to find a way to grab this bull by the horns. I have faith in you. Where is your partner located? And when is the roasting?
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He's hiding on the other side of the border... in the US. Sucks that I can't go throw this drink in his face. Have to console myself by changing his email settings so people receiving his emails will see incoming mail from "Cunt Face" He won't know how to fix it. Petty, yes I know, but iwhat can I say? I'm a simple creature.
 
BabyGotBacklink said:
He's hiding on the other side of the border... in the US. Sucks that I can't go throw this drink in his face. Have to console myself by changing his email settings so people receiving his emails will see incoming mail from "Cunt Face" He won't know how to fix it. Petty, yes I know, but iwhat can I say? I'm a simple creature.
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Or you can make sure you are forwarded on incoming mail and BCCed on all future outgoing mail. Dat there espionage. NOT THAT I'M CONDONING OR SUGGESTING THIS. I ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GOOGLE GUIDELINES.​
 
Shit happens. Let go off the anger. Don't waste time getting revenge if you can help it.

Try to fix it and work something out with your partner. It sucks, but why ruin a long time relationship so quick? Its not like your next partner is gonna turn out to be an angel.
 
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