Don't Be Tempted: 8 Signs of a Bad Business

Acquiring Minds · Jun 28, 2022 · 1h 6m

A lender and a searcher explain how to quickly identify a business you should NOT buy, saving you months of wasted time.

Themes from Ryan & Heather's interview:

Killer #1: Valuation

Killer #2: Stupid Margins

Killer #3: Going Too Small

Killer #4: Bolt-on vs. Platform

Killer #5: Competing with Private Equity

Killer #6: Geography

Killer #7: Red Flags

Killer #8: Needs to Support Leverage

Links & mentions:

15 Time Killers in SMB Search - full document from Live Oak

All of Live Oak Bank's search fund resources

Reach Ryan at:

@smbquest

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Reach Heather at:

@EndresenHeather

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