Dental techs are the type of workers that can be very caddy. I think you’re doing the right thing. Just keep adding people between you and the techs

This. Dominance play.

Fire the bad employee immediately. One bad apple spoils the rest. And the stress he’s going to give you is not worth it.

Also - I would bet good money they will never follow through and start the same business. Employees can talk big talk all they want, but at the end of the day most people are lazy and addicted to the consistent paycheck coming in. Once they get out swinging on their own and deal with the adversity you had in the early years, 95% people quit. They just can’t rough it and realize they don’t want it bad enough.

But yeah - fire his ass. Then talk to all employees. I’m mad for you - you gave folks a raise and they want to shit talk you? Ridiculous. Might need to fire a few more. But def fire the ring leader and then have a talk with the remaining about why. If you did a one on one with each also and asked “What are your goals?” you could probably discern who’s interested in seriously running the company. Maybe you don’t sell it to them but you just promote them and work less.

Last - you should probably just sell the company to a real suitor, not your employees. Again - most employees just want the paycheck and security. They don’t really want to be the owner and boss. Start listing the business if you’re serious and talk with some brokers about how to optimize for selling and multiples.

Good luck and happy thanksgiving

Do dope shit

Ok this is important context we need to know.

Keep it simple man. Ask yourself: What is my goal? If your goal is to go to university, then pause all your projects and study for the damn exam lol. Literally just do the work and study. Once you pass the exam, you can resume your projects.

If your goal is to make money right now, then - unpopular opinion - you probably want to go get a job.

Here’s something to remember - you are 18. You are young. Building a business and making money takes time. Good thing is you’re starting early. You’d be surprised how much progress you can make in 3-4 years (approximately the same amount of time you’d spend in university).

If you’re actually interested in university and want a degree, then make that your main focus, and then get a side job and pick one project to work on. If I was you, I’d go to university, and then get a side job at a restaurant or refereeing youth soccer games. Work 2-3 shifts a week. Enough to put a little money in your pocket. And then make a goal for once every 1-2 weeks to post a new YouTube video. The reason I say YouTube is because it probably takes the most delayed gratification out of any of your projects. You could spend a year on YouTube trying to get to 1k subs. Which would be a success! But since you are going to be in uni and working part time, you wont need the money from YouTube. So really your only challenge will be not quitting. Post regularly on YouTube for the next 3-4 years you are in uni and I promise you will have an audience that is big enough to make real money from. The only question is - will you do it?

Or do something completely different - you made this post - people are making efforts to help you - and you are just saying “I’m confused and stressed please tell me wut to do???”

Literally just pick 1-2 things to focus on and cut out the rest. Don’t make shit so complicated. And don’t waste all our time we took replying to your whiney post lmao

Get a part time job. Having income will make your feel better emotionally. Build up your savings.

Then take 1hr to do serious analysis of your projects. Which one is performing the best? Which has most product market fit? Which will get your closer to your goals? (Your goals are basically either cash flow now or delay cash flow to build something bigger). Which do you think you’ll have most success in? Then pick one and go all in. Sell the other projects or just pause them. Set goals for the project you choose to go all in on. Don’t quit until you log 12 months. Assess your progress. Repeat.