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Holdco Origin Story: The Bumpy Road to $3m EBITDA

Holdco Origin Story: The Bumpy Road to $3m EBITDA

Acquiring Minds · Will Smith

May 9, 20241h 42m

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About this episode

4 acquisitions, 3 years after the first deal, and 2 dishonest sellers before Chandra Rao went full-time in his holdco.Topics in Chandra’s interview:Learning from due diligence mistakesLosing $300k in the first yearChallenges with payment terms and working capitalTrue value of a seller noteOne of his partners embezzled from the companyFpppChoosing a conventional loan over SBAThe electrical contracting and fiber optic cabling businesses6x growth in 4 yearsJuggling a roll-up and a W-2A seller who committed fraudReferences and how to contact Guest:[email protected] UtilitiesGet a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact [email protected] or visit Aspen HRWork with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

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