
About this episode
Vivian Chen bought an abandoned online business for almost nothing, then grew it to $5k/mo — while keeping her day job.
Themes from Vivian’s episode:
- Years of false starts before deciding to acquire
- Advice to side hustlers
- Parallels between buying an online business & real estate investing
- When to go full time
- Knowing yourself is key to your journey as an acquisition entrepreneur
- It takes longer than you expect...
- …so get started
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