#28: Walker Deibel - Author of Buy Then Build - Learnings From 3 startups, 7 Acquisitions, and 2 Exits

Walker Deibel has co-founded three startups, acquired seven companies, and exited two. He is the author of Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game, one of the bestselling books in the category, which was released in fall 2018 by Lioncrest Publishing. He holds an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis where he received the Declaration of Achievement in Entrepreneurship from the Skandalaris Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Walker is a Certified M&A Advisor and former SEC licensed stockbroker. Walker has also produced almost a dozen films and had premieres at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, and Toronto International Film Festival.BUY THEN BUILD: HOW ACQUISITION ENTREPRENEURS OUTSMART THE GAMEBook recommendation: Good to Great, The Innovation StackWebsite: https://buythenbuild.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walkerdeibel/