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CEO Empire Builder

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One of the best books we've read on private equity is by Adam Coffey. The title is The Private Equity Playbook.

Adam's newest book is based on a two-day presentation he gave on how to roll up an industry purposely and effectively. He turned his 300-plus page slide deck into the book Empire Builder: The Road to a Billion.

Some of the topics we cover include:

  • investing in what you know
  • a simple example using a mowing company and its unit economics
  • the industry traits for empire building
  • the 30:1 rule for managers
  • the rule of 130
  • price escalation clauses
  • Sandy Ogg
  • Financial diligence and proctology exams
  • the best way to read this five-hour book

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