The GenWhy Leaders Podcast

097 - Acquisition Entrepreneurship with Daniel Lee


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Overview:
Daniel Lee is the Owner of Windura, Inc., a premium windows and doors installation company based in Kansas City. After climbing the corporate ladder at two different insurance companies, Daniel left Corporate America to buy Windura, a local small business. Listen to his compelling story of acquisition entrepreneurship.

Key Points:

0:00 to 2:30 - Who are you and what do you do?

2:30 to 4:30 - What's your Why? Why do what you do?

4:30 to 7:45 - What is acquisition entrepreneurship (AE) and when did you first learn about it?

7:45 to 11:15 - What made you want to leave Corporate America, and acquire a business after your corporate success? What was the reaction like from your friends and family?

11:15 to 15:00 - What types of businesses were you researching before buying one?

15:00 to 16:30 - What's your vision for the future? Acquire more businesses?

16:30 to 18:30 - Where do you feel like you’ve made the most impact within Windura?

18:30 to 21:00 - What effect did COVID shutdowns have on finalizing your acquisition?

21:00 to 23:30 - If you had a room full of 100 other current and aspiring entrepreneurs, what "lesson-learned" would you teach them?

23:30 to 24:45 - What books or resources would you recommend to others interested in acquisition entrepreneurship?

24:45 to end - Where can people follow you and support you?

Books and resources:

Book: Buy Then Build by Walker Deibel

Book: Great Game of Business by Jack Stack with Bo Burlingham

Podcast: How I Built this by Guy Raz

Connect with Daniel:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dglee1

Website: www.windura.com

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