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The 2 Professors Who Helped Start the ETA Movement
Published 1 year, 10 months ago
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The story behind "Rick & Royce", who've probably done more to grow entrepreneurship through acquisition than anyone.
Topics in Rick and Royce’s interview:
- How they met in academia
- Growth of their ETA class at Harvard
- Unexpected success of their book
- Satisfaction of changing students’ lives
- Thoughts on their sons searching for businesses
- Partner/family perspectives on search
- Value of learning about failed acquisitions
- How attitudes about small business have transformed
- Using their podcast to educate about small business
- Thoughts on pursuing wealth
References and how to contact Rick and Royce:
- The book: HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
- The podcast: Think Big, Buy Small
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