Don’t open a bar, cafe or restaurant until you read this.
Most venues don’t fail because of bad food or service. They fail because of bad decisions before the doors even open.
1’ve opened 7 venues across 10 years. Some worked. Some didn’t.
I’m writing The Unwritten Rules of Hospitality - the guide I wish I had before I started.
Most of them happen even before the first customer walks through the doors.
Signing the wrong lease
Wrong concept, wrong market
Locking yourself into a bad site
Not understanding the game you’re actually playing
Over building everything
Almost all of these mistakes happen early. Almost all of them are avoidable.
Opening a venue is full of expensive, avoidable mistakes.
10+ Years, 7 Venues. 9 Businesses. Lessons learned the hard way.
I’ve opened venues across Australia and Cambodia. Some worked well, some didn’t.
I learned the hard way which decisions actually matter and which ones quietly kill a business before it even opens.
This is what I wish I knew before I started.
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