My First Million

#203 - Why Dunder Mifflin Should Be a Real Paper Company & An Inside Look Into MicroAcquire With Andrew Gazdecki

Jul 23, 2021

Andrew Gazdecki, Founder of MicroAcquire, shares his journey from selling his own startup to creating a marketplace for entrepreneurs. He discusses how he recently raised $3.5M and reveals the innovative role of MicroAcquire in startup transactions. The conversation also dives into building brands around pop culture, exploring nostalgic business opportunities, and the competitive landscape of billionaires in space. Gazdecki highlights successful niches for aspiring entrepreneurs, blending humor and insight into the startup ecosystem.

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Andrew Gazdecki

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Episode notes

Intro

4min

Reviving Nostalgia in Business

6min

Billionaires in Space: Dreams and Critiques

11min

Innovative Business Models Unpacked

8min

Navigating Startup Success and Wealth

25min

Contrasting Investment Strategies

6min

Exploring Startup Acquisitions and Success Stories on MicroAcquire

6min

In this two-part episode, Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) start off with ideas on building brands around pop culture, discuss the drama around the private space race, and talk about a few business-in-a-box concepts. In the second part they interview Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) from MicroAcquire. They talk about how Andrew raised $3.5M this week, discuss MicroAcquire's role as a market network, and successful niches to build in.

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Show notes:

* (:49) Intro

* (2:41) Building brands around pop culture

* (10:59) The private race into space

* (21:48) Bill's lemonade stand

* (24:57) Service based businesses-in-a-box

* (30:34) Meet Andrew Gazdecki

* (34:17) The buy & build MBA - Soldstock.io

* (37:19) Market networks

* (40:04) Andrew's first company

* (47:30) What Andrew did after selling his first company

* (59:05) Successful niches to build in

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