Michael Chernow

Like I signed up because I love being with the people.

I love being with the people.

You know, I was like New York City's youngest restaurant guy, like owner, right?

Like if you saw me in the restaurant and you didn't know who I was, chances are you thought I was a server or busboy.

And I was down with that because I was always serving bus and tables, you know, because I loved it.

I loved it.

I spent many years as a technician before I was a, you know, there's an unbelievable book that I always love to suggest people.

aspiring entrepreneurs to read.

It's called The E-Myth Revisited by a guy named Michael Gerber.

I've never heard of that one.

Great book.

Basically, he describes this idea that just because you're a technician does not mean you are going to be a great owner.

Just because you're the greatest plumber at the plumbing company doesn't mean that you're going to be the great plumbing company owner.

That's true.

If you are going and it also clearly defines what partnership has to be in order for it to be successful.

If you're going to go in a partnership with someone, you need to have a very, very clear delineation of labor.

You need to know very clearly what you are going to do, very clearly what your partner is going to do.

And there needs to be a boundary between the two of you that is deeply respected.

Deeply, deeply, deeply respected.

And if that boundary starts to get crossed, and if someone thinks they're doing more than the other person, you start valuing your roles to their role.