Multi-unit pest control franchise owner, acquired through acquisition. I (infrequently) share what I'm learning. Dad x3
New Jersey, USA
Joined March 2012
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Today was one of my best, and worst, days in SMB ownership/investing all combined into one.
1) I realized a strong MOIC on a personal SMB investment made 5+ years ago with full QSBS treatment. Searcher and team did very well. An excellent outcome for all.
2) Found out a relatively new (~4 weeks) but promising employee disconnected the GPS on his van on Friday, drove it 4 hours away, without permission, overdosed on what appears to be fentanyl laced drugs, is in the ICU, and will be lucky to survive. My team and I spent all day trying to find out what happened, the status of his health, where the van was, and how to get it back.
What should've been a happy day, ended up being a sad and depressing one.
SMB ownership. So passive.
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New episode!
- Buying a $3m Candle Manufacturer That Had No Books -
Chad Hildebrant knew the best deals have hair on them. The trick is finding the right hair, turning red flags green.
youtube.com/watch?v=7xqU6fHz…
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Anyone looking for a fire and water restoration business for sale? We have a nice set of 3 SERVPRO franchises coming to market in North Texas and Oklahoma.
$5.7m revenue
$1.2m adj EBITDA
DM me your email and I'll get you the rest of the info!
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I've worked with dozens of biz owners to hire their first high-quality/low-cost global employee.
The first hire is always the hardest.
One thing that makes it easier?
A simple offer letter.
Want the one I have used for years?
RT and comment "Send".
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@jsunquist is (yet another) guest who was at first NOT open to acquiring a franchise resale.
But as his search marched on, he became more and more drawn to the idea...
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To honor the folks who have made Real Estate Twitter (ReTwit) what it is today, and keep spreading the word about the folks who share their unique knowledge daily, I will donate $20 for every ReTweet this gets.
$15k max, any charity @moseskagan chooses.
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Let’s get ready to tumble! Come Monday, $TSLA enters the S&P 500, as the world is aware. This is the one you will tell your grandkids about, or at least the new crop of investors, wondering what the bubble of 2020 was like. Tesla can be your example of the insanity....1/
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Tony Hsieh on similarities between poker and business (from his book)
“Look for opportunities beyond the game you sat down to play. You never know who you’re going to meet, including new friends for life.”
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Map compares the national population across the Americas in 1950 and 2020. The relative growth in most nations is more remarkable than the doubling of the US population. Source: buff.ly/36ScEcW
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In the VP debate, Pence notes that Trump limited flights from China and claims this saved hundreds of thousands of lives. It was a sound move, but 45 countries imposed travel restrictions before the US did.
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Two seemingly contradictory currents mark our society.
1. There is a denunciation of all claims of absolute truth.
2. Yet there is also a fanaticism in which one position or group is absolutely right, nothing is ambiguous, and divergent views should be destroyed
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Great chart by @michaelbatnick.
The diversified S&P 500:
theirrelevantinvestor.com/20…
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A woman in Ireland demonstrated a helpful way to explain the importance of washing your hands to kids by doing an experiment that shows how quickly black pepper particles acting as a virus coronavirus move away as soon as the child has soap on his hands. abcn.ws/2TVWbzh
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Doctors: Avoid shaking hands and touching common spaces
Trump Coronavirus Response Team:
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Governor Cuomo urges New Yorkers to “wait for a less crowded train.” As if that’s a thing…
