I think everyone should run a "hard" business at least once. After that, you get a ton pickier on what you pursue.* (*speaking from someone who now says "Good idea but sounds hard" on the regular)

StripMallGuy Sales is one of the most important skills in business. Sales is everything. "Everything you have ever wanted to do is on the other side of fear." - George Addair

You think you want to raise a fund, but you probably don’t, & here’s why: Everyone forced to raise capital under time pressure for a closing has fantasized about having a discretionary fund. Well, we’ve raised six & deployed five of them since ‘12, & I assure you that, unless