Gee thanks, Milt. I think.
Rob, you seem to be a pretty loyal friend, And apparently a pretty astue bidnesman. One thing struck me about your last post. YOU changed the deal somewhere along the way to allow him to make more and you less. Maybe not from a legal standpoint that change is enforceable, but YOU set that precedent. If I hadda guess, you didn't wanna see your buddy screwed. But you made it clear thathe was gonna get the benefit of the bargain ya'll made, even if it came at your expense. And now it seems that he has conveniently forgotten that....especially whem he sees things going south. He's looking out for himself and making veiled threats when he sees that it may not turn out as planned. Especially if he senses you want him to make some concessions as you did.
So it seems that it is you that is trying to be more the friend than business partner and the converse for him. Not a mortal sin for either of you. Just different perspectives. Had this been a pure business venture without the complications of friendship, I suspect you would have told him to piss up a rope...here's our deal and we ain't changing it.
Seems to me he's more the one who puts business before pleasure, is looking out for his own self interest, etc. Nothing wrong with your way or his. Just different perspectives. And you can't beat up on yourself or really be critical of him if he wants to make it more business than friendship.
Besides, you could buy and sell this guy with your pocket change if ya wanted.
Back to the Godfather...remeber the scene in Cuba where Michael Corleone is asking the Jewish mobster who ordered the hit on Don Corleone. And the Jewish guy starts talking about the hit ordered on Moe Greene in Vegas years earlier obviously ordered by Don Corleone? The Jewish guy says something to the effect: "I didn't ask any questions. This was the business we chose. So...I...just...let ...it go. It was the business we chose. I'm going to bed now and when I wake up if there's a briefcase on the table with $2M in it, I'll know I have a partner. If not, I'll kinow I don't."
What did I tell ya about the GF?
