Sounds possible. He can also find other ways to make money - bake other stuff overnight and sell it to other cafe's wholesale, etc etc. I've known people who've done exactly this kind of thing. It's doable.
I'm reading this from the bus as the sun sets on 280, looking over south San Francisco. You're so right. I just quit my job so I can make furniture full time. Got accepted to a really good, niche school in a beautiful coastal town in the middle of no where I'm moving with my partner. I'm not going to miss this scene at all.
Would that happen to be Charleston? 10 years ago, a friend from South Carolina thought about doing an apprenticeship in custom furniture there but decided instead on his other dream job and became an Indy Car racing mechanic after completing a year-long course in the Jim Russell school up at Sonoma. He still talks about possibly getting into furniture, though.
The food scene in Charleston is amazing. I had a buddy who lived in Florence, and every six months or so I'd make the drive down to see him for an extended weekend. I'd never been to Charleston before and it blew my mind.
You can recognize the cisterns because there are big (like 20 ft in diameter) brick circles inlaid into the street in SF to mark the cisterns. Neat once you know what to look for
But for someone who runs a business that relies on Instagram for marketing, and pays for advertising on that platform, it's a bit scary when the whole thing is down. Obviously this was only temporary this morning, and sure, no charges while down, but doesn't do me much good...
The chairman is typically elected by the board, but there's a lot of variety. Some smaller ones just make a schedule early to basically rotate through members for two years periods. I think there's a lot of variety in this part depending on the company, board, shareholders, etc.
I've done the same for a couple years now but it means I don't get those instant notifications, I'm not responding to anything right away. Maybe every day or two I check it for five minutes. That's not leaving the app but it's definitely not the kind of user they're looking for