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Acquiring Minds

by Will Smith
384 EPISODES
Aug 21
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4th Time's the Charm: 3 Broken Deals to Buy a Great Business
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Buying and Building a Xerox Dealer to $30m
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A Searcher’s Second Act: Building a $25m Holdco
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2 Years to $40m: The Anatomy of a High-Velocity Roll-up
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From 16 Years in Corporate to a $1m SDE Acquisition
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Building a $25m FedEx Route Empire from $100k Equity
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Buying a $200m Franchisor (Not Units, the Whole System)
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A $10m Acquisition for Freedom and Family
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You’ve Been Served: Buying a $1.3m Process-Serving Company
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One Year, 3x Revenue, and a Clear Path to $15M
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From Searcher to Sponsor: How to Buy a $22m Business
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Saying No to CEO Roles, Yes to Ownership
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From Sales Freefall to $1.2m/Month
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Reviving a Covid-Crushed Business: $0 to $6M in 3 Years
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Scaling a Tiny Acquisition to a PE-Backed Exit
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New Way to Pursue ETA: Searcher-in-Residence
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From Stalled Search to $750k SDE: The Power of Speed
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The Path from $2.5m to $60m in a Tree Business
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How a First-Timer Pulled Off a $52m Acquisition
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The $60k Acquisition that Grew to a $77m Exit
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Hometown Holdco: Geography as Moat
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Evolving a Legacy Business to $3.2m EBITDA
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How to Build $7.5m in Net Worth by Buying a B&B
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How to Grow Revenue 50% in Year 1
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The Entrepreneur Awakens: Pivoting from Tech to Ownership
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Quitting Consulting to Buy a $1m SDE Agency
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Rebuilding from 80% Collapse to Mid-7 Figures Revenue
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Buying $5m of Revenue with $50k of Equity
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How to Use an SBA Loan to Roll Up from $6m to $140m
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How 1 Couple Bought 2 Businesses
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How to Recover from a Fraudulent Seller
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Turning a $250k Investment into $7m+
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Buying a Remote, 20-Year-Old Business with $900k of SDE
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21 Months to Stability Buying a $1.2m SDE Business
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How to Build a Niche Holdco with $2m in Earnings
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Hiding in Plain Sight on BizBuySell: $800k SDE for 2x
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How to Build a $100m Holdco: The Power of ESOPs
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How to Reinvent a $1m Candle Manufacturer
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Stars Align After 4 Broken Deals
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When Buying a Retail Business Makes Sense
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FedEx & Fencing: A Pivot into Ownership
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Why Buy a Travel Agency (Because They Can Crush It)
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Deciding to Start, Not Buy, a Small Business
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How to Buy a Multinational
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Lessons from 24 Acquisition Nightmares
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From Tech Sales to Forklift Repair
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Building a Beloved Brand from a Tiny, Dying Business
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The Appeal (and Risk) of Buying a Consulting Firm
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Why Treat an Acquisition Like a Startup
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Buying in a Small Market, Building a Regional Powerhouse
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