Corey Mullins had worked in the trade over a decade when he bought a tiny, failing HVAC business for its phone number.

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Topics in Corey’s interview:

• His 20-year career in HVAC
• Failed buyout of the family business
• Simultaneous launch and acquisition
• Buying a truck and a phone number
• Build-to-sell philosophy
• Growth through online marketing
• Waiting too long to hire managers
• Taking vacations no matter what
• Evolution of the “Trade Dad”
• Exiting to private equity in under 4 years

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• Cool By Design
• Patrick Lange
• Patrick Norris on Acquiring Minds: Buy & Build a Trash Business to a $4.4m Exit

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron