Acquiring Minds

Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry


Listen Later

Ania Aliev was so eager to buy her business, she worked the deal while in labor at the hospital. It's been worth it.

Register for the webinar: 

  • Tax Issues: Entity and Deal Structuring - Thu Oct 30 - http://bit.ly/43tlhIP

Topics in Ania’s interview:

  • Rushing to get a deal closed before giving birth
  • Using her people skills to connect with sellers
  • Searching only in the Eastern US
  • Buying an AED sales and service company
  • Myths about AEDs
  • Figuring out the best pricing model
  • Lack of competition in the industry
  • Dealing with “Mom brain”
  • Willingness to say “I don’t know”
  • Stickiness of customers

References and how to contact Ania:

  • Linkedin
  • Life Support Systems

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Acquiring MindsBy Will Smith

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

242 ratings


More shows like Acquiring Minds

View all
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy by Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

2,323 Listeners

Built to Sell Radio by John Warrillow

Built to Sell Radio

210 Listeners

Founders by David Senra

Founders

2,112 Listeners

M&A Science by Kison Patel

M&A Science

136 Listeners

The Sweaty Startup by Nick Huber

The Sweaty Startup

368 Listeners

POWERS by Chris Powers

POWERS

494 Listeners

My First Million by Hubspot Media

My First Million

2,641 Listeners

Minds Capital Podcast by Will Smith & Niklas James

Minds Capital Podcast

14 Listeners

Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating by Bill D'Alessandro, Mills Snell, Heather Endresen, and Michael Girdley

Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating

247 Listeners

The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection by Alex Rawlings

The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection

32 Listeners

Business Breakdowns by Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts

Business Breakdowns

352 Listeners

The Startup Ideas Podcast by Greg Isenberg

The Startup Ideas Podcast

205 Listeners

Moneywise by Hampton

Moneywise

652 Listeners

The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small Business Deep Dives with Entrepreneurs by Chris Koerner

The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small Business Deep Dives with Entrepreneurs

220 Listeners

Think Big, Buy Small by Harvard Business School

Think Big, Buy Small

39 Listeners