
About this episode
Damon Chlarson had 3 key criteria, and he found them in an insulation supplier doing $380k EBITDA and selling for $1.1m.
Themes from Damon’s interview:
- Defining your acquisition criteria
- Finding your niche in the market
- Imagining yourself doing the job before buying the business
- Tapping into people’s talents
- Mental health and business success
- Finding opportunities in times of crisis
- Looking back and growing ambition
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