The Personal Finance Podcast How to Buy Then Build a Business with Walker Deibel
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Jun 12, 2023 AI Snips
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Walker’s Own Acquisition Journey
- Walker bought his first company in 2006, served as CEO seven years, sold it, then used proceeds plus bank financing to buy six more.
- Over 17 years he acquired businesses totaling about $16.5M in revenue and earned multiple M&A certifications to master the private capital market.
Buy Then Build Reverses The Startup Playbook
- Buying an existing business flips the startup model by starting with revenue, customers, and infrastructure already in place.
- Walker calls it the 'moneyball' of entrepreneurship: buy sustainable cashflow first, then focus on growth and improvement.
Generational Transfer Creates A Unique Acquisition Window
- A massive generational transfer creates opportunity: baby boomers own roughly trillions in small-business value and many will exit this decade.
- Combine that transfer with tech adoption and easier financing to modernize legacy businesses for growth.