
About this episode
Nicolás Lulli bought a document storage business in Peru. 6 years later, it is a $25m leader in the Andean region.
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Topics in Nicolás’s interview:
- First employee at Relay Investments search fund
- Launched Peru’s first search fund, Colca Capital
- Covid lockdowns erased profits almost overnight
- Rebuilding the business into a tight submarine
- From $0 EBITDA to $5m in one year
- Shifted focus toward acquisitions for faster growth
- Records storage is a real estate business
- Invests in other searchers to pay it forward
- The cradle-to-grave strategy in records management
- Building a searcher community in Peru
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
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