Let’s Buy a Business

By Ryan Condie

Buying a business is a blend of process, timing, and luck. A few times a week Ryan Condie shares the deals he’s looking at in a short form podcast. Listen in on updates from investors and bankers. Whe... more

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How many episodes does Let’s Buy a Business have?

The podcast currently has 358 episodes available.

Let’s Buy a Business episodes:

June 10, 2021Trevor Ewen - Searcher, Engineer, and Technical Deal Analysis
Trevor Ewen is a software engineer and entrepreneur. He and his partner are searching for technology-based companies while also supporting other searchers with code review and other technology.

We dive into…

— Technical evaluations on companies — Why getting an MBA is like dating — How to use his firm if you’re not a tech entrepreneur

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Sponsor: Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com

Trevor's Software company - STG Software

http://southporttechnologygroup.com/

http://trevorewen.com/

https://stg.software/case-studies

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video

Trevor Ewen - [email protected]
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32min
June 07, 2021Ken Greene - The Engineer of Finance
Ken Greene is an engineer turned finance guru. He was forced into finance and embraced it. He believes business acquisition is underrated (duh) and also why coaches are necessary in all aspects of life. Ken learned the hard way by being amazing in one area and thinking it carried over to all areas of life.

We dive into…

- Cash reserves - Transitions from career - How to think about acquisitions - Biggest mistakes people make with their finances.

Ken actually sold one of his businesses last year too.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Connect with Ken Greene

Engineer of Finance Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/engineer-of-finance/id1323249710

https://www.greenefi.com/

[email protected]
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31min
June 03, 2021Mid-Deal Update - Jen Anderson
Jen’s Acquisition Update.

Husband lost his job

Partner is gone

How she is structuring a tricky seller-financed deal

Down payments

Growth opportunities

AND WHY you need to get so creative as an entrepreneur.

“Entrepreneurs are some of the most creative artists in the world.” —Chuck Mullins

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

https://acquisitionlab.com/ - The first do-it-with-you advisory service that is designed to accelerate your business acquisition search.

Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gum.co/cUAiZ

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
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34min
June 01, 2021Kyberlight - What You Learn About Your Company When Putting It Up For Sale
Sam Whitney was on the podcast in January and had such a cool entrepreneurial journey. He’s selling his company so we do a short episode on what he has learned about taking his company and putting it up on the market.

The good. The bad. The ugly.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Sponsors: Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com

Kyberlight Listing - https://quietlight.com/listings/10676358/

https://quietlight.com

Sam Whitney - [email protected]

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gum.co/cUAiZ

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
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19min
May 27, 2021Josh Kim Bought 3 Businesses by Age 20 (SBA Loans for $2.5M)
Josh Kim bought 3 businesses by age 20. That’s nuts. He graduated high school at 16 and went straight to college. Josh bought home health and hospice companies and then started to grow through acquisition.

We dive into…

— How he thought about buying a company — How to win deals — Why he decided to sell

What I love about Josh is that he moves fast and knows he can accomplish anything regardless of previous experience or anything.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies.

www.liveoakbank.com

Josh Kim -

Josh on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaekim/

7accelerator | Joshua Kim | SBA Loan - [email protected]

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter:

https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
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22min
May 24, 2021Luke Hohmann Started a Business Because of a War + His Exit
Luke Hohmann started a business because of a war. He focused his company building on customers first and let the chips and revenue solve problems.

We dive into…

How to build a business to sell

Shifting from consulting to building

How to build a company of revenue rather than VC/Angel Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Sponsors:

https://acquisitionlab.com/ - The first do-it-with-you advisory service that is designed to accelerate your business acquisition search.

www.liveoakbank.com - Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies.

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

Connect with Luke Hohmann

[email protected]

https://firstroot.co/ - Kids Financial Literacy

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukehohmann/
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30min
May 20, 20214 Types of Luck + Naval + How Most of My Career Stems from 1 Apartment Move in College
I dive into the 4 types of luck, 100% accountability, and how luck has played a role with 2 big successes of mine. Moving into an apartment in college and starting this podcast.

Blind luck

Luck from hustling

Luck from preparation

Luck from your unique character Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Sponsors:

https://www.liveoakbank.com/

https://acquisitionlab.com/

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: https://letsbuyabusiness.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b401f6e90528a19faa7b37e87&id=d06532f46c

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ

Naval - Luck - https://nav.al/money-luck

Naval Twitter - https://twitter.com/naval

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie
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11min
May 17, 2021Jacob Erdei Went from Carpet Cleaning to Computer Repair to Buying Companies
Jacob Erdei has done it all in the online business space. In his words, he hit a lot of singles and it turned out well. Jacob is in the middle of creating a 3PL which is so rad.

We dive into…

Carpet Cleaning to Computer Repair Entrepreneur

What needed to happen to quit his day job

How a career of singles can be pretty awesome

Mistakes along the way Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

https://acquisitionlab.com/

www.liveoakbank.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerdei/

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

Jacob Erdei - [email protected]
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34min
May 13, 2021Simon Stock - Building a Business, Exiting and Investing Full Time in Stocks for Passive Income
Simon Stock is one of the best follows on Twitter based on his stock analysis, inflation breakdowns, and how the economy works. He took his business profits and invested them in the stock market for passive income through dividends.

We dive into... -- How he built his business and then sold it -- 2 types of Inflation - 1. Demand-Pull Inflation and 2. Cost-Push Inflation. -- FED and Unemployment Numbers -- What stocks he likes (none haha) -- How to protect yourself against inflation.

PRODUCTIVE ASSETS. EQUITY.

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

https://www.liveoakbank.com/

https://acquisitionlab.com/

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ

Warren Buffet - Letters to Shareholders - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html

Simon Twitter - https://twitter.com/ssstock

Simon Stock - [email protected]
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38min
May 10, 2021How to Find a Business Partner
How to find a business partner...I breakdown the good, the bad, the ugly in working with partners. I dive into...

- Network is crazy. - Everyone knows what you're doing... - Align Vision / Goals - Complementary Skills - Handling Disagreements - Work Together Before Partnering - Partnership Operating Agreement - Be the partner you want to be

Episode Resources

Connect with Ryan Condie

http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie

http://letsbuyabusiness.com/

https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

https://www.liveoakbank.com/

https://acquisitionlab.com/

Survey - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/survey

Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anderjen

Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie

10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - https://gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ

Operating Agreement Example - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bdldRFc1BIp_-ll4er35_x1ENerZDbWQlE-IcLnS-k0/edit
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18min

FAQs about Let’s Buy a Business:

How many episodes does Let’s Buy a Business have?

The podcast currently has 358 episodes available.

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