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Dan Angel knew he wanted to buy this B2B travel company with $3m top line. But the sale would shock the key number-two.

Topics in Dan Angel’s interview:

• Leaving his dream career at a hedge fund
• Coming in a little too hot as the new owner
• Adding 3 offshore employees
• Growth isn’t free
• Running a fully remote team
• Trying to change the world by 9:00 am

Topics in Jayme Moylan’s interview:

• Her 15 years working for Lodging Source
• Being blindsided by the acquisition
• Uncertainty over who to answer to while the seller was still there
• Figuring out how to interact with Dan

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• Dan Angel LinkedIn
• Jayme Moylan LinkedIn
• Lodging Source
• Self-Funded Search vs Traditional Search Funds
• Sam Rosati on Acquiring Minds discussing Big 3, Little 2: How to Shorten Your Search to Buy a Business
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron