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Will Smith · Business

Acquiring Minds

Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMinds Sign up for episode summaries at: https://acquiringminds.co

Episodes

Uber Driver to 7-Figure Exit in 3 Years

Surviving the Nightmare: Sales Plunge 95%

How to Raise Money from Investors to Buy a Business

How to Buy a $5m Business & Hire an Operator to Run It

The Opportunity in Carve-Outs (and Uncle Sam)

Fetal Position to Foundry Holdco ($30m & Counting)

How to 2x Sales in a Service Business You Buy

How to Build a Portfolio of 20 Franchise Locations

Life as an Operator: Leaving PE to Buy a $2m Tree Business

From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco

Feast or Famine: How to Grow a Niche Manufacturing Biz

Navigating Failure: Buying a $5m+ Business that Collapses

Single Mom, 2 Kids, and a $4m Business

6 Months from Twitter Inspiration to $2m Business Owner

Back to a W-2: When Business Ownership Isn't the Way

How to Buy and 2x a Subcontractor Business

This Acquiring Minds podcast episode interviews Brenden Van Buren, a successful business acquirer and search fund accelerator co-founder, about his experiences. The interview covers Van Buren's acquisition of a fencing business, despite the cyclical nature of the construction industry, highlighting the importance of s...

One Year Later: Holdco Grows to $75m in Total Revenue

How to Build a Holdco Around Company Culture

Honeymoon, Darkness, then Light

Growing a Small 1st Acquisition into a Holdco Platform

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