
About this episode
Tim Ericson brings lessons from 13 years as a startup founder to the $4m printer rental company he recently bought.
Topics in Tim’s interview:
- His experience in a VC-backed startup
- Searching for a remote-friendly business
- Using his sales skills to find a business
- Buying Short-Term Copier
- The types of customers they serve
- Comfort running a remotely-managed, multi-city business
- His vision to double the business
- Installing an operations manager
- Boring is the new sexy
- Investing in other searchers’ deals
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- [email protected]
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- Short Term Copier
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