Navigating Non-Brokered Acquisitions

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• Smithlist - Operate & Lead a Business

Anica John bought a print-on-demand business to have more time with her kids without compromising her career ambitions.

Topics in Anica’s interview:

• Experience at Amazon, WalMart, and Disney Streaming
• Choosing entrepreneurship over returning to office
• Buying a publishing company for indie authors
• High capex = moat
• Diversity of their genres and clientele 
• Resurrecting a dead deal
• How DiggyPOD stacks up to Amazon KDP
• Carefully planning tech upgrades
• Award-winning customer service
• Running a business from out of state

References and how to contact Anica:

• LinkedIn
• anica@anicajohn.com
• DiggyPOD
• rejigg

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• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

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• Pioneer Capital Advisory

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• The Acquisition Lab

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron