When I bought my last company, we hired 3 agencies to evaluate a part of the business we did not understand. We used their reports to hire our agency partner moving forward.

**Also, if you send a business my way for sale and if we acquire it, we'll definitely take care of you.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Have a business for sale? - https://forms.gle/3oCWw1qQUiQRLdhK7
• Consulting - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/consulting  

This is a special episode. Sam breaks down so many pieces of entrepreneurship and acquisitions perfectly. We cover how to structure a deal, find a partner, slow down the frenzy after you acquire a business, and figuring out how to have fun while building wealth and businesses.

PLUS - For all the doubters out there, he never quit his day job.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Consulting - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/consulting
• Connect with Sam Whitney
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-whitney-88281925/
• Best Light Saber's around - https://kyberlight.com/
• [email protected] 

I connected with my childhood best friend for the first time in years. We talked about buying a business and how to determine the right business for someone.

• Full time or Part-time
• Lifestyle Goals
• Skill Sets
• Risk Comfort Level

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Consulting - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/consulting

I love Mike's story. He's been a corporate guy for years and finally found the right business and partner to go all-in on. Mike has had his ups and downs but bets on himself to acquire a business.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Connect with Mike Hansen
• His Company - https://www.illuminatebilling.com/  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-hansen-2a3972a/ 
• [email protected]

Stephen Speer is a legend in the lending world for online businesses. He's a legend in that he understands online businesses and how to lend to them. Stephen dives into all things SBA loans. Even if you don't want an SBA loan, you won't want to miss this episode.

BTW - Stephen closes 97% of the loans he does. Insane Stat.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Connect with Stephen Speer
• Your best SBA lender for online businesses - https://ecommercelending.com/  
• Pre-Qualify Now - https://ecommercelending.com/prequalify.html
• Stephen Speer - [email protected]

Matt makes a huge switch from running restaurants and managing 150 employees to owning a 7-Figure eComm portfolio. He scales by hiring 10 VA's and making every mistake in the book.

Now Matt has a thriving eComm business and VA Agency.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Connect with Matt Yahes 
• VA Help - http://extendyourteam.com/ 
• [email protected]

There are rules to buying companies yet every deal breaks 1-5 of those rules. You need to figure out what the other party wants, establish what you want and then create a new unique so every party sees more value in it.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Consulting - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/consulting 

Luke started his search by accident and asked the right questions. He dives into how he found his company, financed it, and then buttoned it up during COVID-19.

Luke mentions 4 areas he'd do differently including more working capital, not being afraid to fire bad apples, trusting your gut, and building your own company and culture.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Connect with Luke Zimmerman 
• West Coast Careers - Talent Help - http://westcoastcareers.com/
• [email protected]

One of the top interviews ever so far. Codie is an absolute firecracker. She knows how to do deals, identifying huge opportunities that others are missing, and just make money. She understands how the internet works + money better than 99.9% of people.

Episode Resources

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Connect with Codie Sanchez
• Sign up for this Newsletter ASAP - https://contrarianthinking.substack.com/ 
• Codie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Codie_Sanchez 
• [email protected]

Here are some mistakes that I've made so far.

• Missing something in Due Diligence
• Project Management for Freelancers
• Not giving the right tools/expectations to freelancers

Good Things:

- New partnerships

- New staging environment

- Wonderful partner

Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie 
• http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie 

• http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
• https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• Consulting - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/consulting