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Would They Do It Again? 1 Year Later with 5 Early Guests
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Episode 100! To celebrate, 5 early guests come back to share how things are going at their acquisitions, 1 year later.
- 2:48 - Chris Edwards acquired a flooring business
- 18:15 - Philippe Vanderhoydonck, a B2B media business in the pets industry
- 35:49 - Cassi Niekamp, a fencing business
- 1:02:12 - Andrew Pierno is buying multiple small SaaS businesses
- 1:25:54 - Mike Botkin bought a small landscaping business and has quickly parlayed that into becoming a player in the landscaping industry
Links to guests' previous episodes:
- Chris Edwards - How to Survive Acquiring a $3.5m Flooring Business.
- Philippe Vanderhoydonck - How to Acquire Your First Business in 3 Months
- Cassi Niekamp - Buying a $1.2m Fencing Business & Earning Trust Quickly
- Andrew Pierno - How to Build a Portfolio of Micro SaaS Businesses
- Mike Botkin, first ep - How to Buy a Landscaping Biz & Boost Profits Quick
- Mike Botkin, second ep - How to Buy Landscaping Businesses
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