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Ben Jasper made a change at age 40, acquiring a plastic bag manufacturer with 10 people & a daily start time of 4:30am.
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Eddy Zakes has 2x'd revenue and 4x'd headcount at the snow removal brokerage he bought with a traditional search fund.
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Brian Lee Shields bought a barely-profitable property management business intending to improve, grow, & hold it forever.
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Darryl Lindie did a geo-constrained search in Rhode Island to acquire a sign business with $650k of SDE & 25 employees.
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Matt Barnes bought a $400k SDE linen laundry business, channeling his conviction at big decision points along the way.
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Recording of a live panel hosted by EO Silicon Valley with Acquiring Minds host Will Smith moderating.
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While not a CPA herself, a clear list of buying criteria led Gretchen Roberts to acquire a 16-person accounting firm.
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Acquiring Minds host Will Smith reflects on 200 episodes, tells the podcast backstory, and teases what's coming in 2024.
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Sensing untapped potential, Mark Olivito paid cash for a project-based construction business with less than $100k SDE.
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Ben Bryer worked with a financial backer to find & buy a 65-year-old niche manufacturing business without an SBA loan.
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