Jul 22, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min · 15 segments
What do a successful nightclub, a rare trading card and a poker community have in common? They all depend on attention, experience, scarcity—and the right operator behind the business. In this…
Josh LuberGuest
Dan FleyshmanHost
J RockGuest
If someone like you has done it for 20 years, it's l- more likely to succeed compared to someone that's just a passion for making cheeseburgers, a passion for making pizza, a passion for opening a bar, whatever.
Walk us through if someone's like, "Hey, you know what? I've been making a couple hundred grand a year in real estate or as a doctor, and I do wanna invest 50 grand, 100 grand, 200 grand into my friend's nightclub or restaurant." What should they be asking for? What should they be looking for? What should they be expecting in this high-risk investment?
Um, well, I mean, it is a high-risk investment specifically, right? And I think the first thing is: Who's the operator?
You know, who's behind, you know, the planning? And wanting to have that, you know, you wanna have some, some wins and losses, right?
You know? And so you need somebody who's had the experience and, and had that, you know, gumption to take the risk, you know, at times, you know? So for me, I look at, I look at the person, you know, behind the operation specifically.
You know, what's your IP here? Like, what is, what is it that you're selling, uh, in a different way that no one else is, you know, and how are you presenting that, you know? I think content right now is, is...
So, you know, what kind of content compelling that you're going to get people to look at what you're doing, right, and, and get that attention to that space, you know? And then when you get them there, you gotta, you gotta deliver.
deliver.So there's a lot of different options when investing into a restaurant and nightclub, which is a high-risk investment.
If someone like you has done it for 20 years, it's l- more likely to succeed compared to someone that's just a passion for making cheeseburgers, a passion for making pizza, a passion for opening a bar, whatever.
Walk us through if someone's like, "Hey, you know what? I've been making a couple hundred grand a year in real estate or as a doctor, and I do wanna invest 50 grand, 100 grand, 200 grand into my friend's nightclub or restaurant." What should they be asking for? What should they be looking for? What should they be expecting in this high-risk investment?
Um, well, I mean, it is a high-risk investment specifically, right? And I think the first thing is: Who's the operator?
You know, who's behind, you know, the planning? And wanting to have that, you know, you wanna have some, some wins and losses, right?
You know? And so you need somebody who's had the experience and, and had that, you know, gumption to take the risk, you know, at times, you know? So for me, I look at, I look at the person, you know, behind the operation specifically.
You know, what's your IP here? Like, what is, what is it that you're selling, uh, in a different way that no one else is, you know, and how are you presenting that, you know? I think content right now is, is...
So, you know, what kind of content compelling that you're going to get people to look at what you're doing, right, and, and get that attention to that space, you know? And then when you get them there, you gotta, you gotta deliver.
deliver.So there's a lot of different options when investing into a restaurant and nightclub, which is a high-risk investment.
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