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Execution Beats Paper Theses
- Kaustubh realized management execution, not spreadsheets, often determines private equity deal success.
- That motivated him to become an operator to learn what great management actually looks like.
Search Locally If You Plan To Stay
- Focus your search where you want to live long-term because local ties improve deal access and post-close operations.
- Use hometown credibility to build trust with sellers and brokers and to ease transition risk.
Three Core Small-Business Risks
- Small businesses concentrate three risks: concentration, owner dependency, and revenue quality.
- Owner dependency is often the hardest to replace during a buyer transition.