Holdco Origin Story: The Bumpy Road to $3m EBITDA
4 acquisitions, 3 years after the first deal, and 2 dishonest sellers before Chandra Rao went full-time in his holdco.
Topics in Chandra’s interview:
Learning from due diligence mistakes
Losing $300k in the first year
Challenges with payment terms and working capital
True value of a seller note
One of his partners embezzled from the companyFppp
Choosing a conventional loan over SBA
The electrical contracting and fiber optic cabling businesses
6x growth in 4 years
Juggling a roll-up and a W-2
A seller who committed fraud
References and how to contact Guest:
chandra@millermn.com
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