I have had two friends, co-workers is probably more appropo, who made a ton of money during the Internet boom and both (independent of each other) decided to buy a restaurant. They had no experience in that marketplace whatsoever. Both very brilliant minds, great business people in their field (high-end networking equipment) and both failed miserably. One actually went bankrupt and the other sold his restaurant for a major loss.

My brothers and I always thought we might one day own a nice little Italian place. Boy did I learn a lesson.

Tommy