Episodes

2 Offline, 1 Online Business Listings I'm Looking at Right Now 1. 2. 3. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie

Lisa is back with over 30 years of SBA lending experience. We dive into the From Searcher to CEO doc that Live Oak Bank just published. It’s Part 1 but here are a few key points. — Key dependencies that are often overlooked i...

This is a podcast about buying business. I dive into how to stand out as a buyer to a broker. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3...

Jesse Safir throws down nuggets of gold here. This is a fun convo with someone who bought a business and doesn’t paint the rosy picture. We dive into… - The issues with small businesses - Acquiring 9 months before COVID - End...

Sam started a business and then needed an operator as he realized that was not his skill set or his passion. Intersection of operators and capital Deal structures Why buy communities Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie...

John recently bought a micro SaaS company while keeping his day job. We dive into… His criteria for searching Lessons learned on this first acquisition What he’s targeting right now. John is a great follow on Twitter. Check h...

Henry Johnson bought a Shopify app. Henry is a consummate learner. He has a background in technology sales and is the owner of multiple businesses. Most recently he purchased a Shopify app called PushLast. I’ve used Shopify f...

Disney owns 13 of the top 20 highest-grossing films of all time. They own a huge chunk of TV. Disney did not start those from scratch. They bought them. I do a quick dive into some corporate buying sprees from Disney but ever...

David Barnett has been an owner, broker, buyer, seller, and everything in between. He’s written a dozen books or so about buying and building companies. This is a fun conversation. We dive into… — Don’t Start a company from s...

Tyler Gillespie lives in Columbia for half the year and Aspen the other half. He’s built and sold 2 companies and developed formulas to “Building to Sell” his companies. We dive into… What is Productized Service Starting offl...

This episode mainly applies to online deals but 12 months ago, there was an absolute low in the industry. Now 12 months later in the middle of 2021, it's the hottest it's ever been. Is it high? Who knows. Is it the new normal...

Dave Lowell is a different breed of a Financial Planner. He helps you design your financial plan around your lifestyle AND NOT the other way around. You want to build an awesome business while living an awesome life. We dive ...

Elliott Holland is a legend in the space and covered due diligence on hundreds of companies. He’s down to earth and gives us a playbook for buyers to avoid mistakes. We dive into… The 5 biggest mistakes when buying a company ...

Ujwal Velagapudi bought a sports bar while keeping his day job. It was nuts. No bartender 1 hour before opening on his 1st day. Put an ad on craigslist and luckily someone showed up a few minutes before opening to handle it. ...

Joe Valley is a serial entrepreneur, EXITpreneur, author, advisor, and partner at Quiet Light Brokerage, one of the leading online-focused M&A firms in the world. He has built, bought, and sold over a half dozen companies of ...

Why do people sell a perfectly good business... Other projects Take money off the table Bored Buy a house Start / buy another company ENTIRE network is in one company - diversify In over their heads No time Tax timing Family ...

Trevor Ewen is a software engineer and entrepreneur. He and his partner are searching for technology-based companies while also supporting other searchers with code review and other technology. We dive into… — Technical evalu...

Ken Greene is an engineer turned finance guru. He was forced into finance and embraced it. He believes business acquisition is underrated (duh) and also why coaches are necessary in all aspects of life. Ken learned the hard w...

Jen’s Acquisition Update. Husband lost his job Partner is gone How she is structuring a tricky seller-financed deal Down payments Growth opportunities AND WHY you need to get so creative as an entrepreneur. “Entrepreneurs are...

Sam Whitney was on the podcast in January and had such a cool entrepreneurial journey. He’s selling his company so we do a short episode on what he has learned about taking his company and putting it up on the market. The goo...

Josh Kim bought 3 businesses by age 20. That’s nuts. He graduated high school at 16 and went straight to college. Josh bought home health and hospice companies and then started to grow through acquisition. We dive into… — How...

Luke Hohmann started a business because of a war. He focused his company building on customers first and let the chips and revenue solve problems. We dive into… How to build a business to sell Shifting from consulting to buil...

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 prepara...

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 Repai...