Time for a heavy one - how I got banned from a failed motorcycle parts business

 I did not fully understand why, but I felt like e-commerce was going to be A THING. Before anything else made sense, and I have quit a well-paying job in a bank (more on this in a separate post), I decided I need to build an e-commerce business.

I had a few people in my circle, seemingly concerned with the same things that I was. Motorcycles. Without naming anyone, it took some convincing to get them to join. This was early 2007.

Fast forward 20 years later, they are in charge.

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