of his popular podcast"A Bit of Optimism," host Simon Sinek asks restaurateur Will Guidara the question"Should you do business with your friends or should you not mix the two?"Sinek and Guidara agree that the answer is highly dependent on who the people are. However, Sinek could name one red flag that might signal you and a friend should not go into business together.
If you can only give 20% to a venture, say so. The other person can then decide for themselves if they want to work on a project where they are pulling more weight. "You can't stop being friends," Guidara told Sinek."You don't replace the friendship relationship with a colleague relationship. You now have two relationships."