I made a fatal mistake.
I chose friends as business partners. In everyone's mind there resides a little fat opera singer who pops out from behind the scenes when things get bad and belts at the top of his lungs "MistAAAAAKE!!!", but in this case, I ignored mine.
I sent him backstage for some donuts and I'm paying for it.
I went into business with my good friend and his on-again off-again girlfriend (at this point the fat opera guy was pre-occupied chowing down on Krispy Kremes, and therefore unavailable to warn me again).
To all reading (and I know there are few if any of you): DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH FRIENDS. EVAR. kkthx.
