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From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco

From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco

FromAcquiring Minds


From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco

FromAcquiring Minds

ratings:
Length:
107 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Adam Duggins had 650 meetings to find his first business in 2013, not expecting he'd buy 3 more over the next 10 years. Topics in Adam Duggins’s interview:
Meeting with 650 people (in person!) during his search
How Adam found his partner & structured their ownership
How Adam became a holdco without meaning to
How motivating blue collar workers versus white collar careerists is different
Why Adam prefers working with blue collar versus white collar
Buying businesses in overlooked geographies
A bit about each of Adam's 4 businesses: steel fabrication, commercial HVAC, Jet-Hot, boiler services
What to love about businesses in the construction industry
Stability vs. growth
Early mistakes as an owner
Links and how to contact Adam:
New Page Capital 
W.C. Rouse 
Engineered Steel 
American Industrial Contractors
Jet-Hot
Adam’s email: adoug@newpagecapital.com
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Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. Stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business.