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Articles on Practicing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Can We All Admit There’s No Such Thing as Passive Income?
Apply to the Acquisition Lab There is no such thing as passive income. All income costs something: it costs time, it costs money, or both. We cannot pretend that time is free. Let’s discuss a different framework to navigate this path. Earliest Pursuits of Passive Income Early in my career after acquiring my first company,
How to navigate customer concentration in an acquisition
Apply to the Acquisition Lab When evaluating small and medium-sized businesses, your primary goal is to identify areas of risk. You’re analyzing every aspect of business from the financial performance to supplier relationships to employee turnover. Your goal is to identify potential red flags that could threaten the success of your acquisition. According to Forbes,
What Makes A Good Side Hustle?
Apply to the Acquisition Lab In my last blog, I compared the concepts presented in my book Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Start-Up Game with Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash Flow Quadrant. Most of our articles emphasize the benefits of buying an existing business over starting one. These include the ROI, margin of safety,
How Acquisition Enterpreneurship Aligns with Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash Flow Quadrant
Apply to the Acquisition Lab A recent member of our community was talking about how he applied for the Acquisition Lab because he had recently read Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Cash Flow Quadrant, the sequel to the national bestseller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which just so happens to be the best-selling personal finance book of all
How Proper Exit Planning Benefits The Buyer And Seller
I recently had the honor of interviewing John H. Brown, author of Exit Planning: The Definitive Guide. My goal was to pull out of him his take on exit planning from the buyer’s side. I had a theory, and in our conversation, I found that great minds think alike. Conceptually, exit planning from a seller’s perspective makes
What Private Equity Can Learn From Entrepreneurs
I live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and private investments. Typically, I approach it from the perspective of an entrepreneur. Most of what I write about — including my book— focuses on what entrepreneurs can learn from the private equity business model. That said, as I recently prepared to speak at the Alliance of Merger
