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Ken Greene - The Engineer of Finance Jun 07, 2021

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Ken Greene is an engineer turned finance guru. He was forced into finance and embraced it. He believes business acquisition is underrated (duh) and also why coaches are necessary in all aspects of life. Ken learned the hard way by being amazing in one area and thinking it carried over to all areas of life.

We dive into…

- Cash reserves - Transitions from career - How to think about acquisitions - Biggest mistakes people make with their finances.

Ken actually sold one of his businesses last year too.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
Connect with Ken Greene
Engineer of Finance Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/engineer-of-finance/id1323249710
https://www.greenefi.com/
ken@greenefi.com

Mid-Deal Update - Jen Anderson Jun 03, 2021

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Jen's Acquisition Update.

Husband lost his job
Partner is gone
How she is structuring a tricky seller-financed deal
Down payments
Growth opportunities
AND WHY you need to get so creative as an entrepreneur.

"Entrepreneurs are some of the most creative artists in the world." —Chuck Mullins

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
https://acquisitionlab.com/ - The first do-it-with-you advisory service that is designed to accelerate your business acquisition search.
Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com
Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey
Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gum.co/cUAiZ
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

Kyberlight - What You Learn About Your Company When Putting It Up For Sale Jun 01, 2021

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Sam Whitney was on the podcast in January and had such a cool entrepreneurial journey. He's selling his company so we do a short episode on what he has learned about taking his company and putting it up on the market.

The good. The bad. The ugly.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
Sponsors: Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com
Kyberlight Listing - https://quietlight.com/listings/10676358/
https://quietlight.com
Sam Whitney - whitney.sam@gmail.com
Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gum.co/cUAiZ
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

Josh Kim Bought 3 Businesses by Age 20 (SBA Loans for $2.5M) May 27, 2021

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Josh Kim bought 3 businesses by age 20. That's nuts. He graduated high school at 16 and went straight to college. Josh bought home health and hospice companies and then started to grow through acquisition.

We dive into…

— How he thought about buying a company — How to win deals — Why he decided to sell

What I love about Josh is that he moves fast and knows he can accomplish anything regardless of previous experience or anything.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies.
www.liveoakbank.com
Josh Kim -
Josh on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaekim/
7accelerator | Joshua Kim | SBA Loan - josh@7accelator.com
Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey
Stay Up to Date Newsletter:
https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

Luke Hohmann Started a Business Because of a War + His Exit May 24, 2021

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Luke Hohmann started a business because of a war. He focused his company building on customers first and let the chips and revenue solve problems.

We dive into…

How to build a business to sell
Shifting from consulting to building
How to build a company of revenue rather than VC/Angel Episode Resources
Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
Sponsors:
https://acquisitionlab.com/ - The first do-it-with-you advisory service that is designed to accelerate your business acquisition search.
www.liveoakbank.com - Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies.
Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey
Stay Up to Date Newsletter: https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
Connect with Luke Hohmann
luke.hohmann@firstroot.co
https://firstroot.co/ - Kids Financial Literacy
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukehohmann/

4 Types of Luck + Naval + How Most of My Career Stems from 1 Apartment Move in College May 20, 2021

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I dive into the 4 types of luck, 100% accountability, and how luck has played a role with 2 big successes of mine. Moving into an apartment in college and starting this podcast.

Blind luck
Luck from hustling
Luck from preparation
Luck from your unique character Episode Resources
Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
Sponsors:
https://www.liveoakbank.com/
https://acquisitionlab.com/
Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey
Stay Up to Date Newsletter: https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ
Naval - Luck - https://nav.al/money-luck
Naval Twitter - https://twitter.com/naval
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

Jacob Erdei Went from Carpet Cleaning to Computer Repair to Buying Companies May 17, 2021

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Jacob Erdei has done it all in the online business space. In his words, he hit a lot of singles and it turned out well. Jacob is in the middle of creating a 3PL which is so rad.

We dive into…

Carpet Cleaning to Computer Repair Entrepreneur
What needed to happen to quit his day job
How a career of singles can be pretty awesome
Mistakes along the way Episode Resources
Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
https://acquisitionlab.com/
www.liveoakbank.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerdei/
Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey
Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
Jacob Erdei - jerdei@brainboxcomputers.com

Simon Stock - Building a Business, Exiting and Investing Full Time in Stocks for Passive Income May 13, 2021

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Simon Stock is one of the best follows on Twitter based on his stock analysis, inflation breakdowns, and how the economy works. He took his business profits and invested them in the stock market for passive income through dividends.

We dive into... -- How he built his business and then sold it -- 2 types of Inflation - 1. Demand-Pull Inflation and 2. Cost-Push Inflation. -- FED and Unemployment Numbers -- What stocks he likes (none haha) -- How to protect yourself against inflation.

PRODUCTIVE ASSETS. EQUITY.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie
http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
https://www.liveoakbank.com/
https://acquisitionlab.com/
Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey
Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter
Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen
Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ
Warren Buffet - Letters to Shareholders - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html
Simon Twitter - https://twitter.com/ssstock
Simon Stock - sstock0@gmail.com

How to Find a Business Partner May 10, 2021

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How to find a business partner...I breakdown the good, the bad, the ugly in working with partners. I dive into...

- Network is crazy. - Everyone knows what you're doing... - Align Vision / Goals - Complementary Skills - Handling Disagreements - Work Together Before Partnering - Partnership Operating Agreement - Be the partner you want to be

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