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Apr 2025
1h 45m

How to Build a Niche Holdco with $2m in ...

Will Smith
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In 2019, Matt Kopp bought a supplier to elementary schools with $350k SDE. 6 years later, he has a portfolio of them.

Topics in Matt’s interview:

  • Business buying market in Australia
  • Eliminating interruptions at work
  • Tracking email open rates to improve his outreach
  • Buying a science class supplier
  • Challenge of selling to schools without a relationship 
  • Overcoming people problems during transition
  • Weathering Covid lockdowns
  • Forming an education holdco
  • Beating out private equity for his last acquisition 
  • Selling to private equity after growing the business

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

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