Comments on: Why You *Shouldn’t* Open a Coffee Shop http://dmiessler.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-open-a-coffee-shop grepping intervals Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:51:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Our House Coffee http://dmiessler.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-open-a-coffee-shop/comment-page-1#comment-67582 Our House Coffee Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:32:58 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/608#comment-67582 <p><strong>keyword...</strong></p> <p>I don't agree with you in 100%, but you covered some good points regarding this topic...</p> keyword…

I don’t agree with you in 100%, but you covered some good points regarding this topic…

]]> By: Jason Powell http://dmiessler.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-open-a-coffee-shop/comment-page-1#comment-2243 Jason Powell Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:24:22 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/608#comment-2243 <p>Arguably, these pitfalls apply to <b>any</b> endeavor where one is planning to be self-employed--not just a coffee shop. Restaraunts, in general, are the #1 businesses to fail, and that's accounting for the fact they are the most frequently started businesses. But, you can't make the mistake of saying <i>every</i> coffee house startup will fail in the same manner as the author's. For many, Starbucks is just too stiff a competitor. For a precious few, though, there is success--rare though it may be. And this is the case for any business--very few survive, no matter the concept. Certainly, for every one person who thinks he can start a successful coffee house, there are at least twenty who think they can write a successful novel. If success were easy, we'd <b>all</b> have it.</p> Arguably, these pitfalls apply to any endeavor where one is planning to be self-employed–not just a coffee shop. Restaraunts, in general, are the #1 businesses to fail, and that’s accounting for the fact they are the most frequently started businesses. But, you can’t make the mistake of saying every coffee house startup will fail in the same manner as the author’s. For many, Starbucks is just too stiff a competitor. For a precious few, though, there is success–rare though it may be. And this is the case for any business–very few survive, no matter the concept. Certainly, for every one person who thinks he can start a successful coffee house, there are at least twenty who think they can write a successful novel. If success were easy, we’d all have it.

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