Ben Bortner couch-surfed, drove Uber, and racked up credit card debt while finding a pool business to buy. It went well. Topics in Ben’s interview:
Buying a pool service business, putting in only $100 of his own money for equity
Changes he made to employee compensation (and why)
Acquiring a second pool business
Why Ben became certified to do pool maintenance himself
How Ben improved company culture
Why he didn’t want to hire a GM
Selling his company to Pool Troopers
Launching a fund for self-funded searchers
The type of searcher he wants to fund
What a self-funded deal looks like
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ben@slackwatercap.com
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Slack Water Capital
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