Episode Details

Ujwal and his VERY unsexy story on building a holding company which is on track to hit 8-figures in EBITDA.

All while being just 32 yrs old, traveling the world and sometimes working 3-4 hrs a week.

The crazy part – he built it with no prior PE or M&A experience.

His secret to success:

"Just go and do it. Have the ability to figure things out. That's all. That's the advice."

We discuss:

— How to save enough to buy a business

— Funding for all of his transactions

— Managing the company while traveling for 3 months

— Doing everything alone, without outside help/assistance

Show Notes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:21 - Ujwal's eatly days as an entrepreneur

00:04:37 - "I did absolutely everything I needed to. Myself!"

00:06:25 - Zero moments of doubt

00:07:50 - The story of the man who acquired Adidas

00:10:35 - Did Ujwal really go to the Rio Olympics 2016?

00:10:55 - Ujwal 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th acquisition (lessons from this)

00:17:55 - BIG QUESTION: How did Ujwal finance all the deals

00:23:45 - DD, Structure - How Ujwal himself figured it all out

00:26:50 - How to do something without prior experience

00:29:15 - You are capable of figuring things out

00:29:45 - Size of HoldCo today, how many machines, headcounts, etc.

00:34:10 - The day-to-day; sometimes working 3-4 hrs a week

00:38:45 - Where does most of the revenue come from

00:45:58 - The biggest challenges in this business

00:54:01 - How to achieve 8-fig EBITDA in 5 yrs

00:57:08 - We get personal - what excites Ujwal?

01:01:11 - Ujwal looks for significant other

01:01:23 - Best investment advice given by Ujwal

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