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Growing a Small 1st Acquisition into a Holdco Platform

Andrew Hitchings bought a $250k SDE cooling biz. It has grown 3x and will now fund a 2nd acquisition, with more to come.

Topics in Andrew’s Interview:

Andrew and his wife bought a home ventilation business in April 2020

How 7 months on a motorcycle prepared them for running a business together

His history in the Army, business school, and McKinsey & Company

How his business partner Max improved employee training

Why he looks at the P&L every day

Expanding their seasonal business to a year-round business

How they mitigated the risk of buying a business with a single employee

Three things a…

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