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The Roll-Up with No Investors & No Clock

Tyler Hoffman has bought 4 telecom companies with no outside equity, and works 15 hours a week to get to $50m.

Topics in Tyler’s interview:

Lessons from being fired repeatedly

Finding and acquiring Metro Wireless

Filling experience gaps with charisma

Financing the $4.5 million acquisition

Navigating a difficult ownership transition

Discovering hidden operational problems post-close

Losing half of earnings — and surviving

Rebuilding Metro Wireless through operational improvements

3 tuck-in acquisitions

Balancing business growth with personal autonomy

References and how to contact Tyler…

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