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3 Perspectives: A Panel on Buying Small Businesses
Podcast |
Acquiring Minds
Publisher |
Will Smith
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Entrepreneurship
Investing
Publication Date |
Nov 30, 2023
Episode Duration |
01:39:45

Recording of a live panel hosted by EO Silicon Valley with Acquiring Minds host Will Smith moderating. 

Topics discussed:

  • 3 stories of buying businesses
  • What the search, due diligence, transition was like for each of the 3 entrepreneurs
  • Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship vs. entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA)
  • The napkin math of a business acquisition with an SBA loan
  • Moving from white collar to blue collar environments
  • Is there a "type" who buys a business?
  • Graduating from buying your 1st business to your 2nd, 3rd, and beyond
  • How buying a first business can quickly lead to more acquisition opportunities
  • Inorganic growth vs. organic growth
  • What being an investor in search deals looks like
  • Scariest moment from each entrepreneur's journey
  • Question: How do you think about due diligence?
  • Question: Does the softness in the macro M&A market affect activity in search?
  • Question: Thoughts on roll-ups.

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