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Marvin Karlow & his partner bought a powder-coating business with $500k in equity. 8 years later, they exited.
Topics in Marvin’s interview:
- Going from corporate to blue collar business
- Buying a business with his best friend
- Picking a lane and staying in it
- Biggest customer slashing prices right after transition
- Putting personal money into the business
- Losing a major customer
- The customer that turned it all around
- Buying 2 turnarounds
- Merging and exiting the businesses
- Tax savings through QSBS
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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