'it would be an understatement to say I was naïve about the concerns of "running a business."'
He missed the forest for the trees in terms of his industry. As he says at the end of the article, it is only now - 3 years later - that he has enough perspective to see some of what he did wrong.
His story reminds me a lot of Gerber's master technician who is good at his craft but not the business thereof. Fortunately for him, that industry is still quite small but has massive potential, and he could jump in again (assuming the terms of sale allow it).
He missed the forest for the trees in terms of his industry. As he says at the end of the article, it is only now - 3 years later - that he has enough perspective to see some of what he did wrong.
His story reminds me a lot of Gerber's master technician who is good at his craft but not the business thereof. Fortunately for him, that industry is still quite small but has massive potential, and he could jump in again (assuming the terms of sale allow it).