I quit tech to make $2.3 million selling Halal BBQ

Source: Business Insider

Salahodeen Abdul-Kafi left a 14-year career in tech to open Kafi BBQ, a halal Texas barbecue restaurant in Irving, Texas. In its first year, Kafi made about $2. 3 million in revenue without serving pork, one of the highest-margin items in traditional Texas barbecue.