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Don't Be Tempted: 8 Signs of a Bad Business
Published 4 years, 3 months ago
Description
A lender and a searcher explain how to quickly identify a business you should NOT buy, saving you months of wasted time.
Themes from Ryan & Heather's interview:
- Killer #1: Valuation
- Killer #2: Stupid Margins
- Killer #3: Going Too Small
- Killer #4: Bolt-on vs. Platform
- Killer #5: Competing with Private Equity
- Killer #6: Geography
- Killer #7: Red Flags
- Killer #8: Needs to Support Leverage
Links & mentions:
- 15 Time Killers in SMB Search - full document from Live Oak
- All of Live Oak Bank's search fund resources
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