When you hear someone say "you don't know shit, if you haven't met a payroll," remember that they are speaking from experience. 
Running a business requires more than just book smarts and theoretical knowledge. It requires real-world experience and an understanding of what it takes to meet the financial obligations of a company. Among these obligations is meeting payroll - a vital responsibility that affects both employees and business alike. 
Take a listen to Mike and Brook as they discuss meeting a payroll and more in the latest podcast of Small Business Confidential.
1.42 Brook talk to Mike about payroll and cashflow and the lessons he learned in the past four or five weeks.
7.05 Mike discusses meeting payroll, selling jobs to meet payroll, and making money on these jobs to meet payroll.
11.26 Mike points out that the best training every high schooler can get is running a small business
16.03 Mike ends on a note that meeting payroll is like an ultimate cold shower, a wake-up call, and you need experience with that before you go out on your own.