This is fantasy land. Spend $3k on a website and you'll most likely end up making $0/month. This is HN, we all know this. There's a lot of work required to go from $0 to $200/mo.
I might not be completely familiar with the vending machine industry.. but I doubt there's a spot out there worth a ton of money that isn't already claimed. Vending machines arent a new concept. And then he has the idea of using a middle man that'll charge him a fee for managing it, who gets to see exactly how much he makes. They're in a perfect position to squeeze him, if they dont straight up pocket a few dollars from it.
This is more 4-hour work week success crap. There are tons of smart people out there.. if you think you can just phone it in, with no unique ideas on well trodden territory.. you're kidding yourself.
I might not be completely familiar with the vending machine industry.. but I doubt there's a spot out there worth a ton of money that isn't already claimed. Vending machines arent a new concept. And then he has the idea of using a middle man that'll charge him a fee for managing it, who gets to see exactly how much he makes. They're in a perfect position to squeeze him, if they dont straight up pocket a few dollars from it.
This is more 4-hour work week success crap. There are tons of smart people out there.. if you think you can just phone it in, with no unique ideas on well trodden territory.. you're kidding yourself.