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Connor Pera shares how taking incremental steps led to buying his first business much sooner than expected.
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Josh Medow brought a mindset to his search that he would reshape whatever business he bought into a high-growth company.
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Tim Ericson brings lessons from 13 years as a startup founder to the $4m printer rental company he recently bought.
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August Felker did a search fund, then later a self-funded search so he could own & build his business for years to come.
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HoldCoConf co-founder Kelcey Lehrich shares key findings from a survey of 100+ holdco operators about their businesses.
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Nick Akers had a vision for supportive, employee-first leadership. Buying a business enables him to realize this vision.
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Nick Wheeler reflects on investing countless hours to buy a beautiful business, only to have the seller kill the deal.
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Sajama Mitta wanted to make strategic decisions at the head of an organization. Buying her own business was the answer.
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Manny Saxena quickly bought 3 street-sweeping businesses to become the largest player in NorCal. A big PE fund noticed.
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Karl Hughes recently bought a podcast production agency & explains why "productized service" businesses are attractive.
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