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Wealth Awakening

Never Go Into Business With Friends: 5 Brutal Truths Behind 50/50 Partnerships

Nine out of ten young dreamers in a late-night bar have fantasized about opening a shop with their buddies. But the 50/50 partnership is actually the fastest highway for ordinary people to end up bankrupt. This piece rips the lid off three lethal traps: the value gap between labor and capital, the trust collapse around financial audits, and the decision paralysis of equal-share equity — then shows you the rich person's real defense: take on debt and keep 100% control, with three ironclad clauses every partnership agreement must include.

2026.06.22 9 min

Wealth Awakening

He Invested NT$2 Million in a Bubble Tea Shop and Closed in 6 Months: The Landlord Smiled and Collected Rent While He Lost His Last Chance

He poured his family's NT$2 million reset capital — meant to last five years — into a bubble tea shop, and shut down within half a year. The landlord pasted a new "for rent" sign on the door. He sat in the empty shop and finally understood that the "gold-mine storefront with endless crowds" was actually a trap that used hustle as bait, dreams as fuel, and your life as the price. This article breaks down the three fatal mistakes most first-time entrepreneurs make — don't let your NT$2 million become someone else's tuition.

2026.06.21 8 min