In the spirit of “real talk, always,” I’d be lying if I said we weren’t having to pull ourselves away from watching the Paris Olympics to do our jobs. It’s only been a few days, but give me headless, operatic Marie Antoinettes and an aria from Carmen, and I’m sold.
The Olympics show us not just the peak of athleticism, but also the apogee of specialization — it’s physical ability plus knowledge, skill development plus experience, talent plus training. There's an inspirational poster somewhere that says "champions aren’t born, they’re built."
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You already know that thinking about and planning for the cost of construction is a fundamental step in opening your retail space. We talk about buildout costs all the time at Pedal, and one challenge that we often encounter is the common misconception that a “second generation” space is always going to be a less expensive endeavor.
First, a little real estate vocab lesson. “Second generation” spaces are those that were previously built out and have already housed an operating business for a period of time -- sometimes for many years, and sometimes only briefly. So while it may seem that a “second gen” space would afford a quick and cheap way to get in and start operating, looks can often ...
