Episodes

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...

Thanks for the 3-star review! Someone cared enough to tell Ryan how to improve on his mediocre podcast skills. Let him know how he can improve to get to 5 stars 89% of the time, 100% every time. Episode Resources Connect with...

Here are 3 deals Ryan has looked at: an interesting retirement home, a sweet executed deal in the real estate services space, and a cool e-commerce brand with horrible financials. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie ht...

Searching during COVID_19, what will happen with small businesses, and what questions to ask yourself to move forward during this weird time. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http:/...

Ryan looked at a small business to fund his search forever. Cool business but he got conflicting advice based on the advice giver's own financial situation. This business did not fit into his target of companies and he talks ...

COVID_19 is destroying health and economies across the globe. The shutdown has been devastating to small businesses. Ryan goes through a few predictions and how to take advantage of a buyers market. Episode Resources Connect ...

Ryan jumped into 3 businesses: B2B SaaS, a National Lead Gen Company, and a subscription eCommerce company. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

Today is the first day in a month that has been really frustrating. Ryan does not feel like he is making progress. When you search for a company, you don't create anything, sell anything or feel like you did anything producti...

Ryan sold a business 2 months ago and shares a few tips for buyers on what they should look for when buying a business. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

Buying and selling businesses is an emotional dance. Logic does not prevail most times. Ryan made 2 offers on 2 different businesses yesterday. Both could be awesome and are vastly different. Episode Resources Connect with Ry...

We're not flipping businesses like you can with houses in 90 days. Businesses are assets. They grow based on how you treat them. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusi...

What Ryan is learning and lacking so far: his financial statement literacy and maybe contacting more investors. Is this company worth buying or can he start a similar business and get to the same place with a fraction of the ...

“Strong partnerships come from strong contracts.” Stephen Walter is a wealth of knowledge and an attorney that manages a fund for angel investors. Stephen personally has bought and grown his own business which he discusses in...

Ryan dives into 3 more deals that he has looked into. These 3 deals are pretty awesome and ones that fit his wheelhouse for skill sets. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsb...

There are 2 ways to fund your search, as in pay your mortgage and Costco runs. Ryan dives into what a search fund is and how to self fund your search so you have a huge upside. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http:...

Ryan covers the differences in building your own deal flow vs working through broker deal flow. Both ways are super valuable and you need to approach the business buying from both avenues. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan ...

Ryan brings Jeremy Neven on how best to network and use local brokers. Jeremy is a mountain of information on how to work with brokers, how first time buyers can build their network, and how to approach a deal. Episode Resour...

Ryan talks with 3 owners who bought a business, and wish to remain anonymous. He discusses the businesses that were acquired, how they structured the deals, and how much they put down to acquire them. Episode Resources Connec...