
About this episode
Chelsea Wood has worked with 250+ business buyers & identifies 7 challenges that commonly interfere with their success.
Themes from Chelsea's interview:
- The irrational need to be an expert on every part of your acquisition
- Incessant need for more, more, MORE information
- Good ol' imposter syndrome
- You don't brand yourself
- You're too rigid
- You're too loose, get desperate
- You don't put in the effort for deal flow
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- chelsea at buythenbuild dot com
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