Doing It His Way: First-Timer Buys 2 at Once

Mike Okhravi left a cushy tech career to buy a towing business & a flooring business — and within 30 days of each other. 

Topics in Mike’s interview:

• Why he passed on the Search Fund Accelerator
• His philosophy on taking more risk by moving fast
• Signs of a motivated seller
• Buying a 4-person garage flooring business
• Surprises after acquiring the business
• Why profit dips post-acquisition
• Discarding the “searcher rules”
• What he loves about the towing business
• Operating 2 businesses at once (including one 3 hours away)
• Getting back up after business failures

References and how to contact Mike:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• mikeokhravi@gmail.com
• Codie Sanchez

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