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		AndrewKemendo on Oct 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What happened when I opened a restaurant in Portla... No user lock in, no real possible moats, challenging staffing problems, razor thin margins, heavy regulatory burden, very touchy customer base and extremely dependent on logistics. How restaurants survive even a few months is beyond me.

marak830 on Oct 10, 2017 | [–]

Frankly, insanely hard work, stupid hours and sweat.

That's why I left, I love cooking, but now I do a bi-monthly cook up for friends and family. I make more money and I actually get to see my wife

jopsen on Oct 10, 2017 | [–]

Just sprinkle the donuts with cocaine and you've got user lock-in :)

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