This is one of the most important episodes I've done in over 300+ episodes.

I had two similar and eye-opening conversations with 2 amazing humans.

Both were struggling with inadequate feelings.

“I'm trying to redefine what success looks like for me and fix my self-directed, inadequate feelings."

Let's dive in.

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Thanks for Bishop, Zach, Luke!

How do I convince someone that their business is not worth some crazy multiple?

How to figure out what the true motivations are for selling?

What asset classes am I interested in right now?

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Mushfiq Sarker is amazing. He also is the founder of webacquisiton.com, thewebsiteflip.com, and many other agencies.

Since 2008, he’s been buying, growing, and selling sites as a side business with many 6-figure exits. He is a Super Seller on Flippa’s platform. Mushfiq has bought over 220 businesses.

Podcast Nuggies:

• Due Diligence on eCommerce businesses
• 2023/2024 Trends around SEO and Content Sites
• Structuring tricky deals. :)

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Find Mushfiq:

• www.WebAcquisition.com for any DD help
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheWebsiteFlip
• Check Out Mushfiq's Other Episodes here:

• • Jan 2023 https://ryancondie.libsyn.com/the-website-flip-with-mushfiq-sarker-buying-over-175-websites-in-10-years
  • Nov 2021 https://ryancondie.libsyn.com/mushfiq-sarker-150-websites-acquisitions-specific-deal-dive

1. Business is Tanking....hm...is this a perfectly good business 2. Retiring 3. Health + Stress 4. Divorce - Common but not common 5. Partners Fall Out 6. Diversifying Net Worth - Risk 7. Exhaustion 8. Bored 9. Other businesses

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Rob Green is the host of "I’m the One" podcast and has built several online businesses. He has a remote team for sourcing products and balances life as an entrepreneur, father, and husband.

Podcast Nuggies:

• Keeping your day job as long as possible
• Combining learnings from other industries.
• Who Not How

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• Connect with Ryan Condie
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• How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship:
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Patrick O'Connell has seen a few deals in his lifetime. He and his team at O'Connell Advisory Group also do buy-side consulting which is hard to find.

We dive into some podcast nuggies here...

• 3 Tips for Searchers
• Why Searchers Fail
• Unique Ways Deals Fall Apart
• How to Understand the LOI process

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Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie
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  • http://letsbuyabusiness.com/
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• How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship:
  • https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course
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• Connect with Patrick O’Connell
  • Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-o-connell-cpa-3b235177/
  • Site - https://oconnelladvisorygroup.com/  

Rewinding from 2022.

Jason Ferguson is an incredible health insurance broker and has spent 20+ years working with entrepreneurs.

This episode is for:

• Mainly for US listeners.
• He is free to use for Utah, Missouri, Texas, and Arizona.

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Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie
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• Connect with Jason Ferguson
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If it's hard, it can be a moat. Determine...

Is it a moat? or is just a crappy part of the business a deal killer?

1. PG's are real. Personal Guarantees. How to think about them.
2. State of the Market
3. SBA loan rates right now.

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Episode Resources

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Lexi Grant is a builder of companies, people, content, and of profit. Her sweet spot is the intersection of content and business.

In early 2021, Lexi sold The Write Life, a brand for writers she’d grown as a side business for eight years. Previously, from 2015-2019, she served as EVP of Content at The Penny Hoarder, a personal finance media company. She joined as the third employee after the content agency was acquired.

Her latest project is They Got Acquired, a content company. Their mission is to redefine startup success by sharing stories of acquisitions between $100k-$50M.

It’s an amazing site, podcast, and newsletter. Highly recommend signing up now.

We dive into…

• Her 2 Exits
• Why She was Acquired and What Does That Mean?
• They Got Acquired Newsletter and Podcast

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• Let’s Buy a Business Youtube
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Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie
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• Connect with Lexi Grant
  • https://theygotacquired.com/
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-got-acquired/id1612989232
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisgrant 

Bill Snow wrote the book on M&A for Dummies. No really, he did. He is a highly regarded authority in the field of mergers and acquisitions, known for his extensive experience representing buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries.

This is a fun convo you won’t want to miss.

Podcast Nuggies we dive into:

• The REAL reason deals fall apart
• Buying a business is more about the buyer SELLING themselves
• How to determine if a competitor might be a viable acquirer WITHOUT letting them know

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Episode Resources

• Connect with Ryan Condie
  • http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie
  • http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ 
  • https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16
• How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship:
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