{"podcast":{"title":"Acquiring Minds","slug":"acquiring-minds-3909119","podcast_index_feed_id":3909119,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/acquiring-minds","website_url":"https://acquiringminds.co","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/L4RqrWQWQ35dO2yrZK1oM8-GSsnKnU7x_9oLElypgrQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYjk2/ZDQwODk5YzNlY2Mw/MTIxN2FkMmYwZTRj/MjMwNS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Will Smith","episode_count":463,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119"},"episode":{"title":"Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years","slug":"growing-profits-30-in-the-first-1-5-years","published_at":"2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/growing-profits-30-in-the-first-1-5-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jonathan-taylor-aek-technology","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/90ecc8b3/2d3685bf.mp3","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 hello@systemsix.com 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","meta_description":"Jonathan Taylor has quickly grown revenue 40% at his acquisition through digitization, process improvement, and sales. Topics in Jonathan’s interview: Sea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5467,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/growing-profits-30-in-the-first-1-5-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/growing-profits-30-in-the-first-1-5-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}