
Acquiring Minds
So Much Fun: The Buyer of Choice in a Fragmented Industry
Sep 18, 2025 · 1 hr 33 min · 89.5 MB
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Mark Anderegg built the largest private daycare business in New England. He loved the model so much he's doing it again.
Topics in Mark’s interview:
- Raising a search fund himself
- Being the “world’s worst searcher”
- Acquiring a 16-location childcare network
- Pressure of running an essential business
- The unsolved staffing conundrum
- Screening for culture
- Underestimating the cost of new locations
- Earning a high-integrity reputation
- Growing through acquisition
- Selling the business twice
References and how to contact Mark:
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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