Scott Tischler and I went in as partners to begin a new division of his existing jewelry business. This new division was exclusively E-Commerce and everything was online. Despite being extremely friendly and enjoyable to be around prior to the company, when it came to business, Scott was a veritable nightmare to deal with. He would make excuses when asked to do the most mundane, easy tasks. My role included everything except the startup capital needed to fund the new company; I listed our products, formed relationships with our suppliers, marketed and sold our products, and dealt with all customer service tasks. I spent every waking moment working on our new company.
He eventually accused me of stealing money, which I believe was a way for him to make his exit from the company (I would have preferred honest, professional courtesy). My observation is that when he wanted to end a business relationship, he would cook up a false accusation and would intimidate the individual into silence or inaction by shifting the focus off of him.
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