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Acquiring Minds

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How Business-Buyer Fit Led to 2.2x and No PG artwork

How Business-Buyer Fit Led to 2.2x and No PG

Acquiring Minds

1:33:57Apr 16, 2026
Buying a Business to Balance Ambition and Kids artwork

Buying a Business to Balance Ambition and Kids

Acquiring Minds

1:45:47Apr 13, 2026
A Search Fund Journey to $350m artwork

A Search Fund Journey to $350m

Acquiring Minds

1:29:38Apr 9, 2026
"Life is Just Brighter" in a $1.2m Distribution Business artwork

"Life is Just Brighter" in a $1.2m Distribution Business

Acquiring Minds

1:53:08Apr 6, 2026
From Small Acquisition to $30m Industry Leader artwork

From Small Acquisition to $30m Industry Leader

Acquiring Minds

1:41:12Apr 2, 2026
How to Acquire 25 Franchise Units in 2.5 Years artwork

How to Acquire 25 Franchise Units in 2.5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:54:17Mar 30, 2026
Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years artwork

Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:26:56Mar 26, 2026
40% Growth in Year 1 of a Paving Business artwork

40% Growth in Year 1 of a Paving Business

Acquiring Minds

1:33:22Mar 23, 2026
Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business artwork

Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business

Acquiring Minds

1:30:40Mar 19, 2026
A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To artwork

A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To

Acquiring Minds

1:06:00Mar 16, 2026
Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire artwork

Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire

Acquiring Minds

1:34:36Mar 12, 2026
No SBA Loan and $75k Out of Pocket artwork

No SBA Loan and $75k Out of Pocket

Acquiring Minds

1:24:41Mar 9, 2026
Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years artwork

Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:31:07Mar 5, 2026
Second Time's the Charm as Owner of a $4m Business artwork

Second Time's the Charm as Owner of a $4m Business

Acquiring Minds

1:21:22Mar 2, 2026
Taking a Single-City Acquisition Nationwide artwork

Taking a Single-City Acquisition Nationwide

Acquiring Minds

1:30:01Feb 26, 2026
Year 1 in a $300k SDE Services Business artwork

Year 1 in a $300k SDE Services Business

Acquiring Minds

1:30:19Feb 23, 2026
How to 4x a Small Manufacturer artwork

How to 4x a Small Manufacturer

Acquiring Minds

1:14:12Feb 19, 2026
Exiting for Millions vs. Long-Term Hold artwork

Exiting for Millions vs. Long-Term Hold

Acquiring Minds

1:22:15Feb 16, 2026
How to Own 20% of Multiple SMBs artwork

How to Own 20% of Multiple SMBs

Acquiring Minds

1:55:19Feb 12, 2026
$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses artwork

$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses

Acquiring Minds

1:36:52Feb 9, 2026
SBA Deal Structuring to Manage Risk in a Cyclical Industry artwork

SBA Deal Structuring to Manage Risk in a Cyclical Industry

Acquiring Minds

1:44:18Feb 5, 2026
$250k SDE Acquisition: Limited Downside, Big Upside artwork

$250k SDE Acquisition: Limited Downside, Big Upside

Acquiring Minds

1:13:50Feb 2, 2026
The Late 40s Pivot Into Business Buying artwork

The Late 40s Pivot Into Business Buying

Acquiring Minds

1:36:18Jan 29, 2026
The First Steps to a Family Holdco artwork

The First Steps to a Family Holdco

Acquiring Minds

1:34:55Jan 26, 2026
Buying a Platform with an SBA Loan artwork

Buying a Platform with an SBA Loan

Acquiring Minds

1:41:58Jan 22, 2026
The Contrarian Bet on a Digital Agency artwork

The Contrarian Bet on a Digital Agency

Acquiring Minds

1:44:30Jan 19, 2026
Comfortable Concentration for a $800k SDE Business artwork

Comfortable Concentration for a $800k SDE Business

Acquiring Minds

1:23:42Jan 15, 2026
Buying for Brand (Then Growing 4x) artwork

Buying for Brand (Then Growing 4x)

Acquiring Minds

1:25:20Jan 12, 2026
8-Figure Exit After 5 Years artwork

8-Figure Exit After 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:20:29Jan 8, 2026
Complexity Hides Fragility: Losing a $20m Business artwork

Complexity Hides Fragility: Losing a $20m Business

Acquiring Minds

1:33:35Jan 5, 2026
Buying Small to Then Buy Larger ($1m SDE) artwork

Buying Small to Then Buy Larger ($1m SDE)

Acquiring Minds

1:43:10Dec 31, 2025
Passion & Profit in an American Pastime artwork

Passion & Profit in an American Pastime

Acquiring Minds

1:50:53Dec 29, 2025
When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business artwork

When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business

Acquiring Minds

1:45:16Dec 24, 2025
Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business artwork

Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business

Acquiring Minds

1:54:33Dec 22, 2025
How to Buy a Generational Brand with $20m in Sales artwork

How to Buy a Generational Brand with $20m in Sales

Acquiring Minds

1:17:21Dec 18, 2025
Reward for 17-Month Deal: $1.8m of EBITDA artwork

Reward for 17-Month Deal: $1.8m of EBITDA

Acquiring Minds

1:36:56Dec 15, 2025
The 7-Year Collapse of an SBA Acquisition artwork

The 7-Year Collapse of an SBA Acquisition

Acquiring Minds

1:39:16Dec 11, 2025
SBA Acquisition to $9m Cash Exit in 5 Years artwork

SBA Acquisition to $9m Cash Exit in 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:27:51Dec 8, 2025
ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years artwork

ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:42:08Dec 4, 2025
Buying for $600k, Selling for $35m artwork

Buying for $600k, Selling for $35m

Acquiring Minds

1:40:56Dec 1, 2025
When a $2.8m Acquisition Is More Like Zero-to-One artwork

When a $2.8m Acquisition Is More Like Zero-to-One

Acquiring Minds

1:15:18Nov 26, 2025
When to Buy a Large Consumer Business artwork

When to Buy a Large Consumer Business

Acquiring Minds

1:21:12Nov 24, 2025
The Dream Outcome: From $300k to $5m EBITDA artwork

The Dream Outcome: From $300k to $5m EBITDA

Acquiring Minds

1:53:59Nov 20, 2025
Buy Well, Exit Better: A $67m Win in 4 Years artwork

Buy Well, Exit Better: A $67m Win in 4 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:36:06Nov 17, 2025
Buying to $4m Across 7 Sites in 3 Years artwork

Buying to $4m Across 7 Sites in 3 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:56:16Nov 13, 2025
Why Choose Ownership Over Being a CEO artwork

Why Choose Ownership Over Being a CEO

Acquiring Minds

1:27:12Nov 10, 2025
How to Build a $5m Media Business Into a $20m Flywheel artwork

How to Build a $5m Media Business Into a $20m Flywheel

Acquiring Minds

1:30:51Nov 6, 2025
Timing is Everything: Buying a $30m Tutoring Business artwork

Timing is Everything: Buying a $30m Tutoring Business

Acquiring Minds

1:57:25Nov 3, 2025
Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years artwork

Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:36:57Oct 30, 2025
Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry artwork

Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry

Acquiring Minds

1:29:07Oct 27, 2025