# Acquiring Minds

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Official site: https://acquiringminds.co
Author: Will Smith
Episodes: 463

## Resource

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. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMinds Sign up for episode summaries at: https://acquiringminds.co

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## Episodes
- [The Magic of Low Multiple + Growth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/the-magic-of-low-multiple-growth) — 2026-05-25T07:00:00+00:00
- [Rolling Up an Industry with 1.5x Multiples](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/rolling-up-an-industry-with-1-5x-multiples) — 2026-05-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Origins and Future of a 9-Figure SMB Holdco](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/the-origins-and-future-of-a-9-figure-smb-holdco) — 2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [Too Good to Be True: Year 1 in a $700k SDE Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/too-good-to-be-true-year-1-in-a-700k-sde-business) — 2026-05-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [How to Structure Around Risk in a $250k SDE Acquisition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/how-to-structure-around-risk-in-a-250k-sde-acquisition) — 2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [Buying Small to Build for the Long Term ($300k SDE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/buying-small-to-build-for-the-long-term-300k-sde) — 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [A $800k Business to Start, $60m Portfolio Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/a-800k-business-to-start-60m-portfolio-today) — 2026-05-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [Buying Then Losing a $2.1m HVAC Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/buying-then-losing-a-2-1m-hvac-business) — 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [From $1m to $25m in 6 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/from-1m-to-25m-in-6-years) — 2026-04-27T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Searchers Building a $10m EBITDA Powerhouse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/the-searchers-building-a-10m-ebitda-powerhouse) — 2026-04-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [Buying a $40m Business as a 49-Year-Old First-Timer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/buying-a-40m-business-as-a-49-year-old-first-timer) — 2026-04-20T07:00:00+00:00
- [How Business-Buyer Fit Led to 2.2x and No PG](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/how-business-buyer-fit-led-to-2-2x-and-no-pg) — 2026-04-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [Buying a Business to Balance Ambition and Kids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/buying-a-business-to-balance-ambition-and-kids) — 2026-04-13T07:00:00+00:00
- [A Search Fund Journey to $350m](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/a-search-fund-journey-to-350m) — 2026-04-09T09:06:50+00:00
- ["Life is Just Brighter" in a $1.2m Distribution Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/life-is-just-brighter-in-a-1-2m-distribution-business) — 2026-04-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [From Small Acquisition to $30m Industry Leader](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/from-small-acquisition-to-30m-industry-leader) — 2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00
- [How to Acquire 25 Franchise Units in 2.5 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/how-to-acquire-25-franchise-units-in-2-5-years) — 2026-03-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/turning-25k-into-a-3-2m-exit-in-under-4-years) — 2026-03-26T07:00:00+00:00
- [40% Growth in Year 1 of a Paving Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/40-growth-in-year-1-of-a-paving-business) — 2026-03-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/leaving-wall-street-to-buy-a-1m-manufacturing-business) — 2026-03-19T07:00:00+00:00
- [A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/a-6-5m-business-worth-flying-to) — 2026-03-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/bricklayer-to-blue-collar-empire) — 2026-03-12T07:00:00+00:00
- [No SBA Loan and $75k Out of Pocket](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/no-sba-loan-and-75k-out-of-pocket) — 2026-03-09T07:00:00+00:00
- [Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/growing-profits-30-in-the-first-1-5-years) — 2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00
- [Second Time's the Charm as Owner of a $4m Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/second-time-s-the-charm-as-owner-of-a-4m-business) — 2026-03-02T08:00:00+00:00

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