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The Gritty, High-Capex Road to Millions

Reid Tileston bought a business that relied on $800k trucks, capex he came to love for the fat margins they produced.

Topics in Reid’s interview:

Working on the business instead of in it

Writing a book about acquisition

People are the worst and best part of business

Power of feedback and relationships for business owners

The company’s slow temp-to-hire process

Getting his CDL to be hands-on

Moving paper processes to the cloud

Pros and cons of an Employee Stock Ownership Program

Personally testing field service management tech

Risks of informing employees of a business sale

References and how…

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