One such competitor had lured my friend into a scenario where he thought he was going to meet a young lady. In reality it was ownership of a competitor in the AMP/Studio/Agency market.
Originally Posted by Suite A Dallas
For the record he did record the conversation, on a voice recorder in his pocket though and not on the phone.
Originally Posted by Suite A Dallas
Why was your business partner carrying a recording device in his pocket if he was just going to meet a girl? I assume he was going to hobby with her, and if so why does he need a recording device? Or if he was going to try to talk to her and lure her to work at your studio, I still have the same question about the recording device? This part sounds fishy. For him to have thought to carry a recording device makes me think either he was up to something shady and just got more than he bargained for, or this part is simply disinformation meant to mislead the other party that was involved in the altercation that probably would read this post and to make them weary of further action.
Sounds like your business partner is a hobbyist/WK with some legit business experience but not hobby business experience. Hobby business experience would have taught him how to LLC/P.O. Box/fake identity his way into never leaving a paper trail that traced back to him in the real world. Hobby business experience would have taught you both that opening a studio is not as easy as signing a lease, getting an LLC, and putting up an ad. There are very shady characters involved in that side of the business, including some police, and if you don't know what you're doing leave it alone.
Even though you said your intentions were to help newer girls out in the business, I'm sure you would have been taking more than the door fee so you would essentially be a pimp. Like the other poster said, pimping ain't easy.