"You're a roaster and I'm a barista, let's open a cafe together and we'll roaster our own coffee to save money. We'll serve the best quality coffee and we'll show everyone how it's done". Sound familiar? This is the beginning of a business partnership that is almost certain to fail. If you don't do your due diligence about your new business partner where it counts, you WILL be in for a world of hurt. Check out this episode for reasons why and ways to avoid making the same mistakes most people make when going into business in the coffee industry for the first time.

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