Dude you guys there’s this space for lease underneath my apartment complex. It’s been for lease forever. It’s really an amazing space, very cool and open. It’s been used as office space in the past, but I want to open a bar there. I called the leasing guy today and he said they’re not super psyched on the idea of leasing it as something other than office space, but, fuck, right now they can’t lease it as anything. It’s been on the market for months. I told him that our neighborhood is very up-and-coming and really needs an awesome locals bar and that I thought it would do really well. He was like, “I actually think you’re right. Well. Let me know if you want me to come give you a tour of the space.” (The website for the property is here. It says it’s been leased, but that’s a lie. I just talked to the guy today.)
OK, so I have absolutely no experience in any of this. I wouldn’t know the first thing about opening and/or managing a bar. But I love the idea of a project I can touch and feel! I really really really need a new business and I really really really do not want it to involve the Internet. A bar!!! It doesn’t get any more non-tech than that!
The only catch is that the space is a block off either of the main streets, so it wouldn’t be very visible. Plus it’s kind of an industrial neighborhood right now — there’s not a ton of other commercial properties, but there’s a ton of residential and even more coming. It’s a rapidly changing neighborhood. And all the people who live here are younger yuppie types. And there really aren’t any yuppie bars. You guys. I need to open a yuppie bar. With a lot of couches and trivia nights and free WiFi. I just need to do it. If I can’t be CEO of RealNetworks (I’ve asked a bunch of people and it isn’t looking good for me) then I need to open a yuppie bar.
Someone please explain how you do this.
