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Acquiring Minds

Will Smith

424 episodes

4 days ago

Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMinds Sign up for episode summaries at: https://acquiringminds.co

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Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMinds Sign up for episode summaries at: https://acquiringminds.co

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ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1 hour 42 minutes

1 month ago

ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years

Steve Carroll started as an SBA searcher before pivoting to a PE-backed roll-up. It's gone better than he ever expected.

Register for the webinars:

How to Run the SBA Deal Race - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/3Xh3WQb
How to Invest In SMBs (Without Buying One Yourself) - Dec 9th - https://bit.ly/44Gylv1

Topics in Steve’s interview:

Experience working for WalMart corporate
Searching while working full time
Myth of passive income
Large dead deal costs from a failed acquisition
Partnering with his childhood friend
Underestimating working capital needs
100-hour weeks away from his family
Rapidly scaling through M&A
Beware owners who leave quickly
Achieving $1 billion in revenue in 5 years

References and how to contact Steve:

Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:

From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.com

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron