Recording of a live panel hosted by EO Silicon Valley with Acquiring Minds host Will Smith moderating.
Topics discussed:
- 3 stories of buying businesses
- What the search, due diligence, transition was like for each of the 3 entrepreneurs
- Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship vs. entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA)
- The napkin math of a business acquisition with an SBA loan
- Moving from white collar to blue collar environments
- Is there a "type" who buys a business?
- Graduating from buying your 1st business to your 2nd, 3rd, and beyond
- How buying a first business can quickly lead to more acquisition opportunities
- Inorganic growth vs. organic growth
- What being an investor in search deals looks like
- Scariest moment from each entrepreneur's journey
- Question: How do you think about due diligence?
- Question: Does the softness in the macro M&A market affect activity in search?
- Question: Thoughts on roll-ups.
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