

Let’s Buy a Business
Ryan Condie
Buying a business is a blend of process, timing, and luck. A few times a week Ryan Condie shares the deals he’s looking at in a short form podcast. Listen in on updates from investors and bankers. Whether you’re buying a business to own and operate or building up your passive income, you’ll learn what to focus on and what to avoid during acquisition.
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May 20, 2021 • 10min
4 Types of Luck + Naval + How Most of My Career Stems from 1 Apartment Move in College
I dive into the 4 types of luck, 100% accountability, and how luck has played a role with 2 big successes of mine. Moving into an apartment in college and starting this podcast. Blind luck Luck from hustling Luck from preparation Luck from your unique character Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Sponsors: https://www.liveoakbank.com/ https://acquisitionlab.com/ Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey Stay Up to Date Newsletter: https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ Naval - Luck - https://nav.al/money-luck Naval Twitter - https://twitter.com/naval Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

May 17, 2021 • 34min
Jacob Erdei Went from Carpet Cleaning to Computer Repair to Buying Companies
Jacob Erdei has done it all in the online business space. In his words, he hit a lot of singles and it turned out well. Jacob is in the middle of creating a 3PL which is so rad. We dive into… Carpet Cleaning to Computer Repair Entrepreneur What needed to happen to quit his day job How a career of singles can be pretty awesome Mistakes along the way Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://acquisitionlab.com/ www.liveoakbank.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerdei/ Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie Jacob Erdei - jerdei@brainboxcomputers.com

May 13, 2021 • 38min
Simon Stock - Building a Business, Exiting and Investing Full Time in Stocks for Passive Income
Simon Stock is one of the best follows on Twitter based on his stock analysis, inflation breakdowns, and how the economy works. He took his business profits and invested them in the stock market for passive income through dividends. We dive into... -- How he built his business and then sold it -- 2 types of Inflation - 1. Demand-Pull Inflation and 2. Cost-Push Inflation. -- FED and Unemployment Numbers -- What stocks he likes (none haha) -- How to protect yourself against inflation. PRODUCTIVE ASSETS. EQUITY. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://www.liveoakbank.com/ https://acquisitionlab.com/ Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ Warren Buffet - Letters to Shareholders - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html Simon Twitter - https://twitter.com/ssstock Simon Stock - sstock0@gmail.com

May 10, 2021 • 17min
How to Find a Business Partner
How to find a business partner...I breakdown the good, the bad, the ugly in working with partners. I dive into... - Network is crazy. - Everyone knows what you're doing... - Align Vision / Goals - Complementary Skills - Handling Disagreements - Work Together Before Partnering - Partnership Operating Agreement - Be the partner you want to be Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://www.liveoakbank.com/ https://acquisitionlab.com/ Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ Operating Agreement Example - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bdldRFc1BIp_-ll4er35_x1ENerZDbWQlE-IcLnS-k0/edit

May 7, 2021 • 38min
John Wilson Buys the Family Plumbing Company + 5 More Acquisitions + 900% Revenue Growth
John bought his family’s plumbing company and has since bought 5 other companies which led to over 900% revenue growth. We dive into: — Buying a Family Business + Valuations — Doubling his business overnight through Acquisitions — How to scale past $3M with Systems You’re going to want to follow John on Twitter and the inter webs. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://www.liveoakbank.com/ https://acquisitionlab.com/ Host: Owned and Operated podcast - https://www.ownedoperated.com/ John Twitter - https://twitter.com/WilsonCompanies John’s Companies - https://www.thewilsoncomp.com/ Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie John Wilson - john@thewilsoncomp.com

May 5, 2021 • 31min
Lisa Forrest + 30 Years of SBA Lending + Deal Structures
Lisa Forrest has been doing SBA loans for decades. She has seen it all. Lisa is hyper-focused on this searcher community and specializes in getting deals done with searchers, which is you. That's why you are listening. We dive into… -- Self Funded vs. Traditional Search -- Deal structures for deals between $1M to $12M -- Real Life Structures -- How best to work with lenders And many more. Lisa is also so full of awesome energy. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie Schedule a call with LISA FORREST - https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/LiveOakBankingCompanyLisaForrestSponsorFinance@lob3.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/ Self Funded Searcher Lender Office Hours Call, Every Wednesday morning Register here: https://liveoakbank.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdumtqjIvHNUBSYO6eFSGQfO-rHqsrZuG Self Funded cashflow model & investment memo training, Every Thursday Morning Register here: https://liveoakbank.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErc-mrrzgjHdzPRnGTfWHMsSPX0gavpcE6 SBA / Conventional Debt Structures Kellogg ETA Conference 2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6L02UTbU30&feature=youtu.be Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter https://twitter.com/Anderjen Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank

May 3, 2021 • 26min
Freddy Lansky - Building/Selling His 7-Figure eComm Brand + Searching for an Acquisition
Freddy scaled his commerce brand to 7 figures while living abroad in Mexico City. He then sold it to focus on building/acquiring his next business. We dive into: Building a network around you with like-minded people Putting yourself in uncomfortable situations for growth Finding your own path Freddy is super cool and can be found at pointspanda.com. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Find Freddy Here https://pointspanda.com/ Freddy@pointspanda.com

Apr 30, 2021 • 28min
Jenn and Ryan - State of the Market
Jenn and Ryan dive into the state of the market, what they are looking for, what they are avoiding, and how to stand out. Spoiler: Jenn and Ryan are actually approaching the market differently. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie https://twitter.com/Anderjen Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter Sponsors: https://acquisitionlab.com/ https://microacquire.com/

Apr 28, 2021 • 27min
Will Taylor Jr. Joined a Gym and Then Bought it
Will Taylor Jr. is a fantastic entrepreneur. He walked into a gym to join it and ended up buying the gym instead. We dive into... — Being the dad that’s in the memory book — Working with your spouse — How to start your business while doing your day job — Why expand into 2 locations — Why sell your business? Will started Taylor Green Media to help gym owners across the country. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter Sponsors: https://acquisitionlab.com/ https://microacquire.com/

Apr 23, 2021 • 8min
We Hired a CEO / GM for Our Acquisition
We hired a CEO for our business. Life changes. Goals change. My partner and I over the past 2 months have had other opportunities start to take massive amounts of time. I dive into how we hired them, how we tested working with them before, details about the offer and structure. Episode Resources https://acquisitionlab.com/ Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie