Daryl

Well, I think one key piece you're missing out is that we were a part of other organizations before that that were promising equity and delivering nothing. Right. And so we were like, all right, we're going to enter into our business in a way that we can deliver. So we had to come up with a framework so that we didn't put ourselves in a bad situation. Absolutely. But then we could deliver.

Well, I think one key piece you're missing out is that we were a part of other organizations before that that were promising equity and delivering nothing. Right. And so we were like, all right, we're going to enter into our business in a way that we can deliver. So we had to come up with a framework so that we didn't put ourselves in a bad situation. Absolutely. But then we could deliver.

Right.

Right.

Right.

I think one hard conversation you need to have as partners is having equity in the company does not give you a job in the company. Equity only gives you your portion of distributions, but it does not guarantee a job. And a lot of times people think, oh, because I have equity, I have to have a job in the company that has to pay me.

I think one hard conversation you need to have as partners is having equity in the company does not give you a job in the company. Equity only gives you your portion of distributions, but it does not guarantee a job. And a lot of times people think, oh, because I have equity, I have to have a job in the company that has to pay me.

I think one hard conversation you need to have as partners is having equity in the company does not give you a job in the company. Equity only gives you your portion of distributions, but it does not guarantee a job. And a lot of times people think, oh, because I have equity, I have to have a job in the company that has to pay me.

When in reality, that could be one of the worst things for the business.

When in reality, that could be one of the worst things for the business.

When in reality, that could be one of the worst things for the business.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So I think there's a lot of things that partnerships can do. The conversations have to be constant, especially if your business is growing. You have to constantly revisit, understand perspectives. And then sometimes our conversations are, hey, bro, what's going on? Like, I can tell you're frustrated.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So I think there's a lot of things that partnerships can do. The conversations have to be constant, especially if your business is growing. You have to constantly revisit, understand perspectives. And then sometimes our conversations are, hey, bro, what's going on? Like, I can tell you're frustrated.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So I think there's a lot of things that partnerships can do. The conversations have to be constant, especially if your business is growing. You have to constantly revisit, understand perspectives. And then sometimes our conversations are, hey, bro, what's going on? Like, I can tell you're frustrated.

You know, we've had that many times where I've come to you or you've come to me and it's like, what's going on?

You know, we've had that many times where I've come to you or you've come to me and it's like, what's going on?

You know, we've had that many times where I've come to you or you've come to me and it's like, what's going on?

Let's dive in, Chris. So Levi, pain now versus pain later. How have you experienced that in your life? When have you tried to avoid pain now just to experience it later?

Let's dive in, Chris. So Levi, pain now versus pain later. How have you experienced that in your life? When have you tried to avoid pain now just to experience it later?

Let's dive in, Chris. So Levi, pain now versus pain later. How have you experienced that in your life? When have you tried to avoid pain now just to experience it later?