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From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco

Adam Duggins had 650 meetings to find his first business in 2013, not expecting he'd buy 3 more over the next 10 years.

Topics in Adam Duggins’s interview:

Meeting with 650 people (in person!) during his search

How Adam found his partner & structured their ownership

How Adam became a holdco without meaning to

How motivating blue collar workers versus white collar careerists is different

Why Adam prefers working with blue collar versus white collar

Buying businesses in overlooked geographies

A bit about each of Adam's 4 businesses: steel fabrication, commercial HVAC, Jet-Hot, boiler services…

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