Episodes

Darren is our attorney from the last episode who also owns an OrangeTheory Fitness franchise. He dives into franchising and what helped him launch into profitability. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin...

Darren Neilson is an acquisition attorney who focuses on bankruptcy sales. He helps transition businesses during bankruptcy and is a wealth of knowledge around legal, acquisitions, and interacting with attorneys. Episode Reso...

You fail in 3 ways in buying a company. 1. Buying a bad business 2. Running out of money 3. Running out of patience. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

What if you put $100k down, buy a million-dollar business, grow it 10% (super conservative), pay off debt aggressively, then sell it in 4 years for ~$1.2M and pay yourself ~$250k/year for 4 years...Not bad. Episode Resources ...

Every decision has risks and opportunities with it. One I've been thinking a lot about is how fluffy it feels to talk about buying a company. When push comes to shove, will you actually borrow $1M to buy an awesome asset that...

Matt was the main guy going in to acquire businesses to run them. His Private Equity company bought 18 businesses in 18 months with Jared Zemp. We also breakdown how to use new tactics from online to offline businesses. Episo...

You can't just replace your job. Be real about the opportunities for growth and if you have the skill sets or ability to grow it. If your business requires a new location (like a new restaurant location) to double capacity, b...

Ryan found a business, moving fast...we'll see if he can get this lined up. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

It's impossible to learn everything about something before you have a business in hand that matches up with that particular business model. A friend asked how he could learn to run an e-commerce company. The answer is, just r...

Scott Aaron has 18 years in the gym and personal fitness space, building his gyms and a successful exit to bankruptcy. Ryan interviews Scott, who has faced incredible adversity but keeps pushing through. He took over his fath...

Franchises can be fantastic for the right person and right vision and goals. Start with the end in mind of what you want, BUT also realize that the network effect of franchises start at 3-5 locations at least. Episode Resourc...

How I wasted 2 months at the beginning of my search for a company. I didn't ask the right questions or tough questions to realize that it wasn't a software company. Avoid losing months of time to figure out which are the toug...

Spending your whole day finding a business to buy is boring sometimes, full of networking and intros, lonely and weird that you are super busy but don't ship/sell/create anything. All short-term pains for a massive long-term ...

Ryan had a great conversation with Scott Sorensen who is also looking for a business to buy as they discussed buying vs building. If you find a business that you can start with less money and get to that same spot in less tim...

Buyers wonder how much information they should get before making an offer and going under LOI for a business. Trust everything before LOI, Verify everything once under LOI. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://li...

Glenn has built, bought, and sold several businesses and now advises owners on exits. He has built so many profitable businesses while having multiple successful exits. Glenn has also bought several businesses and seen 100's ...

This is the second part of the interview that Ryan had with Jared Zemp. Jared bought 18 businesses in a very short time period. He talks about his highs and lows while creating a fund to buy and operate small businesses. Jare...

Jared bought 18 businesses in a very short time period. He talks about his highs and lows while creating a fund to buy and operate small businesses. Jared has some crazy acquisition stories: such as 30% of his revenue from a ...

Ryan dives into what he does daily, and the biggest time-wasting traps that searchers fall into. Avoid these like the plague so you don't fall into the 90% failure rate of most searchers. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan C...

The most constant question Ryan is getting right now is “What type of business should I buy?” Most people never buy a business because they're looking at the wrong business for them. You need to figure out what your skill set...

Ryan interviews Garry McIntosh from Operation Underground Railroad who is the Director of Donations. Operation Underground Railroad's mission is to rescue children and women from human trafficking. They dive into how raising ...

Online businesses don't have physical assets like brick and mortar, and inventory is typically in a warehouse not owned by the company. Banks are more willing to lend on cash flow from online businesses but you may need to ge...

2 Deals that are seller-financed + 1 more that basically is seller-financed out of bankruptcy. Seller financed deals are awesome and typically don't require a personal guarantee. It's a great tool to keep current owners inter...

Everyone Ryan knows personally who is wealthy, has sold their business to get there. They built a cool business but 50-99% of the total value they got out of their business, was when they sold. There are other really great bu...