Boom, Bust, Boom: Buying a Whiplash Business
Chandler Reed reflects on buying a project-based business in 2021, seeing sales soar, then crash, then surge again.
Topics in Chandler’s interview:
His unconventional entrance into the search space
Buying a commercial lighting contractor
Incentivizing the sole employee to stay on
The challenges of managing people
The ups and downs of project-based revenue
How interest rates affected his deal flow
Involvement with Sam Rosati’s boot camp
Choosing a business based on desired lifestyle
Pros and cons of subcontracting
His preference for digital over physical businesses
References and how to…
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