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After his acquisition failed, Jed Morris connected with dozens of others who'd experienced the same. There are patterns.
Topics in Jed’s interview:
- Pivoting from Air Force to tech
- Interning for the company he bought
- Acquiring 2 landscaping companies a few weeks apart
- Insurance cost increased 30% after acquisition
- Pros and cons of long-term employees
- Misjudging his employability
- Going out of business
- His upcoming book about business failure
- What bankruptcy really looks like
- Top 3 reasons businesses fail
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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