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by awillen 1494 days ago
Oooh, I know this one!

I spent about a decade as a PM in early-stage enterprise software companies (Box and Talkdesk, among others) and left in 2019 to open a dog boarding business!

I found real estate, had plans drawn up, got permits, found a contractor and ways a few days away from closing my SBA loan. Then the bank called and said they were putting a hold on new underwriting because of this COVID thing... this was March of 2020.

Had to shut that down before I ever opened my doors, but then I started a dog treat business, and that's going well!

Here's an AP article that covers it... that's me at the top with my dogs: https://apnews.com/article/business-coronavirus-pandemic-8ea...

1 comments

Hello ex-coworker (Talkdesk). Recognized you immediately!
Oh hey man - long time no see! I hope all's well.