Imagine raising millions for your startup…

A team of 50 and significant revenue…

Then getting FIRED from the same company you started…

Then starting a boring traditional company that generates significant cash flow, so you could buy another company…

And not just one, but 4 companies!!!

And THEN, growing these businesses an average of 65% in the first year post-acquisition.

All this in four short years.

What a WILD story and an even wilder life for 34-year-old Chase.

“It was a condensed MBA – 50 employees. Millions in revenue. Scaling the company at a double- and triple-digit YoY growth rate. I was a 23-year-old clueless entrepreneur trying to keep a ship together… Ultimately, getting fired from my baby.”

Today, Chase is a new man, happy, relaxed, builds a business he never wants to retire from, travels the world with a kid, and Decada Group has 5 companies in its portfolio.

We discuss:

— Why slow growth may be the smartest thing ever d

— The best companies plan for decades

— Having fun daily, and genuinely enjoying building the company vs. arrival fallacy and chasing IRR

— How to grow a business (SMB Growth Playbook)

— 5 step guide on how to grow business by 65% in the first year post-acquisition

Show notes:

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - The wild story of raising multiple rounds of VC and then getting fired from your own company

05:09 - Transforming a profitable lifestyle business into a serious cash cow type business and a portfolio of 5 SMBs

07:05 - Building a holding company by accident. “It was never the idea.”

14:50 - How to make sure opportunities come to you vs. you constantly chasing them

18:48 - The technology revolution is not over, but the heyday is over

23:32 - Overview of the current diversified portfolio of traditional businesses

27:53 - How do they find companies to acquire while having ZERO competition on deals

38:10 - Growing portfolio companies by an average of 65% in the first year post acquisition (How exactly?)

54:51 - Pros and cons of focusing on single business vs managing a portfolio of companies

My full conversation with Chase Murdock, the co-founder of Decada Group — Stream now.

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