I had an office at that time, too.
with a partner who followed the yards and was lost in time pulling lines in the office
one day, following paths invisible to others, I stumble into a client who, satisfied by some small jobs I had done, makes me a good proposal
a nice big job... .
3-4 months full-time work stuff for 5 people, maybe even 6 not to pull your neck
and paid more than well, stuff, to accounts made, from over 40 €/hour when the average time was on 20-21
with the certainty of not being an isolated case, but the beginning of a collaboration
I know I can't do it alone, I call to collect some "trusted friends" a game iva, with whom for a long time collaborated in moments of overload
in front of a dish of ham and a couple of glasses "of the good one" I expose the project, times, earnings etc.
All excited, we'd miss it. in 3 months make turnover more than half year... I want to see!
I study and think about how to handle the work (note, we were all in the area, 30 km to the max between the two most distant) and start playing the phone.
It's one of the convoys. . .
You know. I thought about it! It's interesting, but don't take it, he... but see... If I take the job you propose, for 3-4 months I have to say no to current customers and you know... you know. I don't want to burn my client park. . .
Come on. I will look for a replacement or divide his share of work among the remaining.
Too bad that others have made themselves feel, with similar motives... :frown:
and so... I had to give up work....

and the customer, of course, has been re-enter but always for small jobs. . .
lost an excellent opportunity of corporate explosion (not expansion), sacrificed on the altar of the single!
I hope the anecdote may be useful not to demoralize you, but to make you think about "what could happen". to me it happened!
