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Despite an overwhelming transition, today Dan Tagliatela has 17x'd his initial investment and delegated the day-to-day.
Topics in Dan’s interview:
- His background in investing
- What margins indicate about a business
- Return on assets as a quality metric
- Acquiring a pavement sealing company
- Geographic density advantage of the business
- His goal to double volume over 10 years
- Replacing the antiquated robocall machine
- Stress of learning and upgrading at the same time
- Buying a window cleaning company
- The Goldilocks approach to management
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