From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco
Podcast |
Acquiring Minds
Publisher |
Will Smith
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Entrepreneurship
Investing
Publication Date |
Apr 10, 2023
Episode Duration |
01:46:30

Adam Duggins had 650 meetings to find his first business in 2013, not expecting he'd buy 3 more over the next 10 years. 

Topics in Adam Duggins’s interview:

  • Meeting with 650 people (in person!) during his search
  • How Adam found his partner & structured their ownership
  • How Adam became a holdco without meaning to
  • How motivating blue collar workers versus white collar careerists is different
  • Why Adam prefers working with blue collar versus white collar
  • Buying businesses in overlooked geographies
  • A bit about each of Adam's 4 businesses: steel fabrication, commercial HVAC, Jet-Hot, boiler services
  • What to love about businesses in the construction industry
  • Stability vs. growth
  • Early mistakes as an owner

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