Acquiring Minds

Finding a Good Business After 2+ Years of Searching


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Ryan Doyle was 2 long years into searching when he walked away from a deal, but he was rewarded for the self discipline. 

Topics in Ryan’s interview:

  • Lessons learned from a failed deal
  • Value of a thorough quality of earnings investigation
  • Why “stupid good margins” are a bad sign
  • Buying a residential pool business in the Golden Isles of Georgia
  • Being ghosted by his bookkeeper after transition
  • His intern who stepped in after the bookkeeper disappeared
  • Why Ryan’s business doesn’t do pool construction
  • What he likes about seasonality
  • His plan to own the Georgia coast
  • His WhatsApp search support “pod”

References and how to contact Ryan:

  • Twitter
  • Turner Point Capital

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Connect with Acquiring Minds:

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