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Seeking a fit with his industrials experience, Adam Salmen bought an 8-figure business with locations around the world.
Topics in Adam’s interview:
- Looking beyond “arts and crafts” businesses
- Partnering with Novastone to search and acquire
- Acquiring a multinational industrial company
- China's dominance in steel production
- Tariffs and the steel industry
- Crowdfunding attempt that failed
- Don’t buy a PowerPoint presentation
- False summits in business ownership
- Being inspired by Naval Ravikant
- Putting your name on a business
References and how to contact Adam:
- Novastone
- Cliff & Christine on Acquiring Minds: Behind Every Great Searcher: A Wife’s Journey with Search
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Edited by Anton Rohozov.
Produced by Pam Cameron.
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