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Lessons from 74 business acquisitions - with Jordan Peace


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Today I had the pleasure of interview Jordan Peace. I met Jordan when he was still a college student and am thrilled to share the exciting things he has been involved with in the mergers and acquisition industry and how they relate to startups.

Timestamps:

1:48 Jordan's background

2:56 "It's not the grades you make, but the hands you shake"

3:30 Jordan's first foray into entrepreneurship

3:57 The best advice he ever received

5:45 How entrepreneurship skipped a generation in Jordan's family

8:09 Jordan's thoughts on controlling your own activities

10:17 Becoming a financial analyst

10:53 The importance of being cashflow disciplined

13:17 Other things to focus on to become investable

14:54 Why supporting your assumptions matters

16:57 Boring recurring revenue

19:30 Jordan's thoughts on sales contracts

20:00 Why you should always think as a business seller

22:00 Whether products or services are better as a model

23:14 The importance of a team

24:40 How Jordan thinks of organic growth when investing in a business

26:00 Jordan's acquisition scorecard

28:00 74 acquisitions later

28:30 Why you should just start...

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The SouthFound Startup PodcastBy Jonathan Mills Patrick