
About this episode
David Graf went after a business that had sat on the market, acquiring $750k of EBITDA for 2.7x. It's going well.
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Topics in David’s interview:
- Drive to earn money as a kid
- Choosing to skip business school
- Advantages of acquiring in Texas
- Preparing his case to convince his wife
- Working full time while searching
- Growth is often underpriced
- Wholesaling real estate he didn’t want
- How to decide whether to keep an employee
- Joining a group for manufacturing owners
- Near-crisis days before closing
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
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