Hailing from Hong Kong, food has always been at the center of Lucas Sin's life. Since the age of 16, Sin has been running kitchens and pop ups. Sin even founded a pop up organization, YPOPUP, while attending Yale University. After graduation Chef Sin spearheaded launching Junzi Kitchen, located in New York city. Three years later the concept has grown to 3 locations. Sin's mission with Junzi is to show the America that Northern Chinese food is some of the best food in the world, if not THE best. Show notes… Favorite success quote or mantra: "The only way you're going to learn how to exist and survive in the restaurant industry is to figure out what you want to learn, who you're going to learn it from, and whether they're the best in the world. Then ask them, "Can I learn X form you?" If they so no, asked the second best." In This Episode with Lucas Sin, we discuss: Sin's mission to open Chinese restaurants in order to spread culture and share stories.   How Sin opened his first restaurant at the age of 16 in Hong Kong. When you're getting started, "Just do it!" Start where you can, as small as you can.  The Story behind YPOPUP. The benefits of getting your start with Pop-ups. How if you just focus on doing something great, and accomplish doing something great, people will naturally talk about you. Opening a restaurant in the city you know and love the most. Your odds of becoming successful increasing if you focus on doing one thing better than everyone else. Become a specialist.   If you have no experience, and you want to learn how to run a restaurant, become a franchisee; the franchisor teach you. Why it makes sense to build scalability into your original concept if scaling is ultimately what you want to do. Build big framework into your small business, i.e. replaceable food, HR, Marketing, clear brand.  Having a mission that people with money want to get behind. If your restaurant is serving food that has an ethnicity which differs from those who are serving it (example: Caucasians serving Northern Chinese food) then you'll need to create really solid systems and training to keep that food consistent and authentic. The benefits of hosting collaborative Pop-ups with other chefs and restaurateurs.  How to approach someone, with a larger following than your own, to do a collaborative pop-up event. What data to pay attention to when determining your next location. The strategy and reasoning of opening restaurants on or near college campuses. Today's sponsor: EthicsSuite.com -provide a safe, secure, simple and anonymous communication channel between you and your employees to help you protect your hard-earned reputation and assets. Demonstrate to your team that you are committed to providing a workplace that operates with the highest ethical standards. Staying informed about important issues will help you resolve them internally before they spiral into larger, costly, or public problems. Cashflowtool.com  A simple powerful and predictive cash flow companion for Qickbooks. Simple, because it requires no data entry, is always up to do and works on any device, anywhere. Powerful, because with it's built-in cash flow calendar, activitiy feed and anomaly detector, you instantly know all aspects of your cash flow with no surprises. Predictive, because you'll know your cash flow today and anticipate it tomorrow. Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success? Curiosity. What is your biggest weakness? Distracts easily. What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview?  Curiosity. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Making sure the employees in his restaurants are as happy as they can be. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. Don't screw up. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? Assume everyone in your restaurant is confused. It will force you to go the extra step in s