I’m feeling stuck at the moment. I’m a photographer and lately taking photos strangely doesn’t feel like the best use of my time. 🙃 I really love taking photos at fancy weddings and parties the most but lately I’ve been dreaming up this little bar I would like to open. It’s super small with a private membership. Like an old NY club but not just for men. For sure more speakeasy vibes. Mostly I want to create an environment that people will feel drawn to that feels like you can talk to strangers - a place to talk in person. No phones or television allowed. I have a “laundry list” of ideas there…
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I've thought of having a space where no screens allowed...thought about charging by the time spent there so that people don't have to buy drinks.
LA seems like a weird place to start a biz rn. Especially east side. So much vacant space and still high overhead.
For sure such a strange time for LA. I’ve been dreaming up my next spot! But not sure where that is yet and open to ideas.
I don't know your goals or values, but living someplace that makes one happy while also being able to provide something to the universe has always led me to great move decisions.
Depending on ones situation...LA can be a bit of a gravity well. Easy to lose site of how easy things can be elsewhere and what that provides to ones creativity and ability once they're not dodging multiple drugged houseless just to buy some apples.
Sometimes it's not about where you go, it's about where you leave.
Or you can always go to a different place with mostly the same problems. Sure, Austin is kind of different....but it's still a bunch of dreamers in a consistently warm place with a lot of concrete. Maybe only different when you're pregnant : p
Small cities seem to offer the same amenities at better prices with more room for growth, and frankly (currently) more culture.
I'd love to hear your take because if you're an entrepreneur I find it hard to make sense of a move to a city with more than 500,000 people, and maybe less. I'm thinking of LA as a city with 20 million, but it seems like more because the sprawl is so significant.