Episode
Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years
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- Acquiring Minds
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- Mar 5, 2026
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- 5467
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Summary
Jonathan Taylor has quickly grown revenue 40% at his acquisition through digitization, process improvement, and sales. Topics in Jonathan’s interview: Searching while working full-time His “now or never” moment approaching 40 Restricting his search to Los Angeles Over-equitizing the deal Structuring a forgivable seller note Accepting 60% ownership Finding long-term hold investors Buying from a non-retiring seller Christian stewardship principles Growing revenue 40% References and how to contact Jonathan: LinkedIn AEK Technology Phil Koller on Acquiring Minds: Comfortable Concentration for a $800k SDE Business Shaun Stimpson on Acquiring Minds: Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory: The Acquisition Lab Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value): Book a call with Tim or [email protected] and mention Acquiring Minds Connect with Acquiring Minds: See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn Follow Will on Twitter Edited by Anton Rohozov Produced by Pam Cameron