Less_Govt_Please

Great question! I've always been that kind of person that rides the fine line between being bold and being stupid. I could definitely ease into it a bit more, but I have this constant pain in my gut that if I don't get on this thing right away and make it as big as I can as fast as I can, someone else out there will beat me to it.

On top of that, I'm pretty burnt out at my day job. Being an entrepreneurial type, you might be able to understand my longing to be my own boss, instead of making money for someone else. I've tried to make myself be happy writing code, but it's just gotten harder and harder over the last 5 years. Maybe getting a quick taste of success from my own business has been such a breath of fresh air that I'm more prone to make rash decisions.

Finally, I have 3 part-time employees at Bullet Bouquets right now, and I'm running it out of my house/garage. In order to move the employees to full-time, I really need to be home most of the time. Bullet Bouquets might not make me the same money in my first year that I'm accustomed to in my day job, but when I get my 8 hours each day back, I can grow the business much faster.

My wife's a CPA who already owns her own business. She says she agrees with your "BEWARE SCHEDULE C". She's got my back come tax season.

Yep, Josh and I have spoken through emails. He's a legitimately awesome guy. I cannot speak highly enough of him. He gave me his permission to build these.

Haha, nope, they're legitimate other people! Technically there are 5 employees if you include me and my wife. My newborn daughter is not too useful yet. Soon...

Seriously, it's a huge weight off my shoulders to be able to run all business decisions past a CPA and understand the ramifications before acting. How many small business owners get the same luxury?