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750 - We Bought a “Boring” Business … Then Revenue Tanked
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- The Side Hustle Show
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- Jul 23, 2026
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- 3138
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Summary
Buy a boring business, they said. It’ll be easy. It’ll be fun. That’s the dream Andrea Palacio and her husband chased when they bought a landscaping company. The road got bumpy fast, but they still added around $300,000 in equity value in just a couple of years. Andrea Palacio runs AndreaPalacio.ai, where she helps other business owners put AI to work. But before that, she and her husband lived on a sailboat for 4 years while running an e-commerce business selling pet supplies on Amazon and Shopify. When that business stalled, they sold it and went looking for something new. They landed on a South Florida landscaping company, thinking it would be steady and mostly hands-off. Instead, almost everything went wrong at once. Tune in to Episode 750 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: how Andrea rebuilt after losing most of her team and clients how simple AI tools gave her back 20+ hours a month what buying a business taught her about leadership Full Show Notes: We Bought a “Boring” Business … Then Revenue Tanked New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Quo (formerly OpenPhone) — Get 20% off of your first 6 months! Shopify — Sign up for a $1 per month trial! Gusto — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small busines…