
About this episode
Jordan Evans left tech & bought a tiny, decades-old language services business. 6 years later, revenue is 17x larger.
Topics in Jordan’s interview:
- Acquiring his parents’ language services business
- Spending 2 years preparing the deal
- Overpaying for a 180k SDE business
- Doubling the businesses through organic growth
- Pros and cons of seller notes
- “We’re buying a bucket of people and problems”
- Bolting on language companies as a growth strategy
- How fast they integrate newly acquired businesses
- Opportunities for white-collar rollups
- Growing from 4 to 42 employees
References and how to contact Jordan:
- Language Network
- Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential by Greg Crabtree
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