Acquiring Minds

Will Smith

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.

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480 episodes
Updated Thursday

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Jan 31, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
Manufacturing Opportunity: Look Where Others Aren't
Jules Brenner searched for 2.5 years before buying a manufacturer with great tailwinds and a path to $100m in revenue.
Jan 26, 2023 · 55 min
How to Buy a Salon as an Industry Outsider (and Survive)
Sarah Romer bought a large but tired hair salon in Austin for $80k. Her first year as owner was the hardest of her life. (This is a rebroadcast from November 2021.)
Jan 24, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
Buying Franchises: A Primer for Searchers
Twitter-famous Wolf of Franchises on why & how you should buy existing franchise businesses, including lots of examples.
Jan 19, 2023 · 36 min
Buying a $3m Course Business (Whose Founder is the Face)
Online course businesses have dazzling margins but a key weakness. Dom Wells explains how to acquire one & make it work.
Jan 17, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
The Wine Business: 5x Growth in a Tough but Fun Industry
David Page bought a Bay Area wine business in 2010, against the advice of colleagues. 12 years later, it's 5x larger.
Jan 12, 2023 · 33 min
1 Year Later as Buyer of a $1m EBITDA Business
Chris Williams was a guest in 2021, just after his acquisition. He returns to share how it's going now, 14 months later.
Jan 10, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
The Wealth Potential of Self-Funded Search
Key findings from SIG's new study on self-funded search: financial outcomes, deal costs & terms, search lengths & more.
Jan 5, 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
(Part 2) 8-Figure Exit: How to Buy, Transform & Sell in 3.5 Years
How Bradley Roofner & Logan Brown transformed a tough, project-based landscaping biz into a recurring revenue machine. (This is the second part of a 2-part interview.)
Jan 3, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
8-Figure Exit: How to Buy, Transform & Sell in 3.5 Years
How Bradley Roofner & Logan Brown transformed a tough, project-based landscaping biz into a recurring revenue machine.
Dec 29, 2022 · 57 min
Buying a Therapy Practice & Selling for Millions
A husband & wife bought a therapy practice for $120k, almost dumped it, then grew it for 8 years when PE came knocking. (This is a rebroadcast from November 2021.)
Dec 27, 2022 · 1 hr 10 min
A Cautionary Tale of Buying Too Small
JD Klein bought a print shop for $100k, thinking such a small acquisition carried little risk. The opposite was true. (This is a rebroadcast from December 2021.)
Dec 22, 2022 · 5 min
State of the Pod, 2022
Acquiring Minds will start publishing twice per week. Host Will Smith explains the rationale for this decision.
Dec 20, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
Dream Fulfilled: Buying a $2m, 50-Year-Old Business
When Fraser Voll first learned about buying businesses, he couldn't stop reading about it. That passion paid dividends.
Dec 13, 2022 · 1 hr 12 min
Buying a Bitcoin Mining Facility
Chris Koerner acquired a bitcoin mining facility he found on BizBuySell for $750k and now employees 11 people.
Dec 6, 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
Birth of a Holdco (with 15 Acquisitions to Date)
Trevor Boehm shares how Saturn Five started as a venture studio but found buying small businesses a better model.
Nov 29, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min
6 Months to Buy a Business with $1m+ in EBITDA
Shane Ehrsam went full-time in his search & used systematic broker outreach to buy a great business in his local market.
Nov 22, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
Buying a Business to Escape the Middle Class
Jordan Novgrod sold his house, tapped his 401k, and went all-in to buy an $800k SDE business he found on BizBuySell.
Nov 15, 2022 · 1 hr 34 min
How to Buy a $2.3m Business with $100k in Cash + Your 401k
Burk Adams tapped his 401k to buy a business that reinvented his career, gave him back time, and catapulted his wealth.
Nov 8, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
How to Survive Buying a Bad Business
It looked like a dream: $2m EBITDA, recurring, large market. Only after Judd Lorson bought it did he learn the truth.
Nov 1, 2022 · 1 hr 10 min
Buying Doggy Daycares After 10 Years in Tech
Taylor Wallace was over tech. He acquired a small business and with it a renewed sense of impact (and opportunity).

Acquiring Minds

Manufacturing Opportunity: Look Where Others Aren't

How to Buy a Salon as an Industry Outsider (and Survive)

Buying Franchises: A Primer for Searchers

Buying a $3m Course Business (Whose Founder is the Face)

The Wine Business: 5x Growth in a Tough but Fun Industry

1 Year Later as Buyer of a $1m EBITDA Business

The Wealth Potential of Self-Funded Search

(Part 2) 8-Figure Exit: How to Buy, Transform & Sell in 3.5 Years

8-Figure Exit: How to Buy, Transform & Sell in 3.5 Years

Buying a Therapy Practice & Selling for Millions

A Cautionary Tale of Buying Too Small

State of the Pod, 2022

Dream Fulfilled: Buying a $2m, 50-Year-Old Business

Buying a Bitcoin Mining Facility

Birth of a Holdco (with 15 Acquisitions to Date)

6 Months to Buy a Business with $1m+ in EBITDA

Buying a Business to Escape the Middle Class

How to Buy a $2.3m Business with $100k in Cash + Your 401k

How to Survive Buying a Bad Business

Buying Doggy Daycares After 10 Years in Tech