Articles on Practicing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
In the journey of life, we often encounter glass ceilings that demand a change in perspective and strategy to break through. Walker Deibel, the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Buy Then Build and the visionary behind Acquisition Lab, shares a powerful three-step success accelerator
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on the Think Like an Owner podcast. I talked with the show’s host, Alex Bridgeman, and Karen Spencer from Searchfunder, about my experience with acquisition entrepreneurship and the
I help entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses. As the creator of Six Months to CEO, and an advisor at Quiet Light Brokerage, it’s not only my job—it’s my passion. Every day, I work with acquisition
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game Perhaps you’re already familiar with the concept of acquisition entrepreneurship. It’s the process of purchasing an existing business, then exercising
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game After my last company acquisition, the banker supplying the SBA loan told me, “Walker, my first job is to convince
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game As a new acquisition entrepreneur, you’re ready to purchase a company and you understand that it could be one
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game The majority of people who set out to buy a company never complete their purchase. In fact, as many as
Change is a constant. And as things change, in order to position yourself to prosper, you must stay at the forefront of that change. Our lives within society tend to change incrementally. Yet eventually those
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game For the purposes of this article, I’m going to assume that you are serious about purchasing a business and using
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game Perhaps you’ve heard of positive psychology. It’s the brainchild of Martin Seligman, who is currently the Director of the Penn
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs are Outsmarting the Startup Game and Unlocking Trillions in Value The Three A’s of Choosing the Right Company to Acquire: Attitude, Aptitude, and Action
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game If you have ambitions to become a successful businessperson, the chances are that you will want to own your own
The following is adapted from Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs are Outsmarting the Startup Game. Instead of sinking time, money, and energy into the high-risk environment of a startup, acquisition entrepreneurship offers the opportunity
“A business owner is only going to sell if they’re at a point of distress.” A student in a class I taught recently said that. Do you agree? This is actually a common misconception people
In an ideal world, we would be able to finance our business acquisitions purely through cash. We wouldn’t have to obtain financing, complete all the paperwork, maintain good credit, and delay the acquisition process even
One of the biggest questions we get in the Acquisition Lab is whether you should dedicate part-time or full-time effort to searching for a business to buy. Is it like a side gig, where you
“Is it a fair multiple?” This is one of the biggest questions we get with first-time business buyers in the Acquisition Lab, and it’s a great question. We all know that the return and value
The textbook definition of retirement is “no longer being part of the workforce and living off of savings and investments.” When you retire, instead of working, now you can finally focus on leisure and enjoying
Usually when I talk with entrepreneurs about acquisition entrepreneurship, I get a lot of blank stares and raised eyebrows. Why? Because acquisition entrepreneurship doesn’t follow the traditional way of thinking about business ownership. For one,
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