Why Treat an Acquisition Like a Startup

Register for the webinars:5 Stages of the Business Buying Process - Thu March 6 - https://bit.ly/3QEgIoAEmployee Issues & Non-Competes When Buying a Business - Thu March 13 - https://bit.ly/4koXrFbLive Q&A with Sean Daly - Tue March 18 - https://bit.ly/41yzjZ7Day 1 changes? Yes please. Sean Daly brought a spirit of experimentation, iteration, and speed to a small HVAC business.Topics in Sean’s interview:Founding and exiting his own companyGoing hard with cold outreachHiring an offshore assistant to source dealsEntrepreneurs are risk reducersBuilding an offshore back of house teamPaying mostly in cash for the businessHis decisive leadership styleETA is salesTreating his low-SDE business like a start-upFailed experiment with outbound marketingReferences and how to contact Sean:LinkedInIce C CoolAttend SMBash in Dallas, April 2-4, to meet fellow business buyers, operators, and investors:SMBash.comGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamWork with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital AdvisoryLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition LabConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton RohozovProduced by Pam Cameron