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Building a $350m Holdco of Farms
Jack McCarthy has acquired 27 pistachio & almond farms from retiring owners, with a plan to build & hold for decades.
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Factory Life: Buying a Manufacturer with $1m SDE
Ben Jasper made a change at age 40, acquiring a plastic bag manufacturer with 10 people & a daily start time of 4:30am.
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Man…2 years, 9 months ago
Scaling Sweaty Services with a Brokerage Model
Eddy Zakes has 2x'd revenue and 4x'd headcount at the snow removal brokerage he bought with a traditional search fund.
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2 years, 9 months ago
2.5 Years from Buying to Exiting
Brian Lee Shields bought a barely-profitable property management business intending to improve, grow, & hold it forever.
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2 years, 9 months ago
Hard but Fun: Transitioning a 77-Year-Old Business
Darryl Lindie did a geo-constrained search in Rhode Island to acquire a sign business with $650k of SDE & 25 employees.
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2 years, 9 months ago
The Power of Conviction in Buying a Business
Matt Barnes bought a $400k SDE linen laundry business, channeling his conviction at big decision points along the way.
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Doi…2 years, 9 months ago
3 Perspectives: A Panel on Buying Small Businesses
Recording of a live panel hosted by EO Silicon Valley with Acquiring Minds host Will Smith moderating.
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3 stories of buying businesse…2 years, 10 months ago
Escaping Golden Handcuffs by Buying a Business
While not a CPA herself, a clear list of buying criteria led Gretchen Roberts to acquire a 16-person accounting firm.
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2 years, 10 months ago
7 Takeaways from 200 Episodes
Acquiring Minds host Will Smith reflects on 200 episodes, tells the podcast backstory, and teases what's coming in 2024.
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2 years, 10 months ago
Cash Flows Over Exits: Buying for the Long Term
Sensing untapped potential, Mark Olivito paid cash for a project-based construction business with less than $100k SDE.
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Buy…2 years, 10 months ago